>Are the slides negatives or positives? If they're negatives, they most definitely souped them in C-41.
they came out as color negatives, which is why I'm confused. Everything has a blue and red halo, and the colors are very, very strange. rg2 On 10/12/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/10/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hell, Kodak and Fuji propaganda has worked too well, I know semi serious > > photographers who don't realize that Chromogenic B&W film is different > > from Tri-X > > A few years ago, when i took the darkroom class, the write up said to > bring a roll of B&W film to develop at the first class. > > One of the first time students(several of us took the program > again)had a roll, no one thought anything of it and she quickly had it > out of the can and in to the tank. > > After the required time, we all pulled out our rolls and put them into > the water wash, when it was time to put them in the dryer, she and > several others noted that nothing was on her film strip. > The usual questions were asked, lens cap off etc, but someone thought > to look in the garbage and she had bought a roll of the C-41 B&W. > > Apparently the clerk told her this was the only B&W film available and > would work with standard chemicals. > > This was 2002 btw. > > Big bummer was they were wedding shots. > > Dave > > > > Scott Loveless wrote: > > > Rebekah wrote: > > > > > >> Hey, in line with the original topic, I brought some Ektachrome > > >> tungsten film to Walgreens to have it mailed away to be developed, and > > >> wherever on earth they sent it, they screwed it up royally. > > >> > > >> > > > Hey. They probably ran it through C-41 chemicals. I've found that if > > > you're not giving them color print film, it's best not to even talk to > > > the person behind the counter. More often than not, especially at chain > > > stores, they don't have a clue. Their employer should take a few > > > minutes to explain to them that there is more than one type of film. > > > They apparently can't be bothered to do this. > > > > > > Just put it in the envelope, make some notes like "Ektachrome! Process > > > E-6" in the little box at the bottom, and drop it in the bin. If you > > > have to hand it over to the guy behind the counter, make sure he knows > > > that you don't want it processed there and that it should be sent out. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Remember, it's pillage then burn. > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > > -- > Equine Photography > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > Ontario Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- "the subject of a photograph is far less important than its composition" -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
