On Monday, April 15, 2002, at 01:14 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Sheesh ... I'm shooting a few rolls of color neg and slide this week, > and I'm really pleased with how easy it is to use. I don't have to > fiddle much with testing the EI for new film, decide which developers to > use, or learn to adjust developing time and technique. I just put the > camera on automatic, shoot, bracket a bunch, have the lab process the > film, and pick the best looking slide or image from the contact sheet > for the final print. > > Please don't take this as condescending ... is there any real skill > involved in getting a decent negative or slide from color film?
Shel, the lab has done all that heavy lifting for you. If you were processing the film yourself, or inversely, if you were taking your b&w to a lab, you'd find the same difficulties or lack of them. One advantage to colour neg is that development is standardized, so the processing is either good or bad, little to no variation. As to getting a good print, go to a good lab with your b&w and you'll get a good print, too. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
