Yes, in the sense that you have to have them correct. But not in the sense that you have to experiment and determine them for the film that you're using. My point is that there is more standardization in color work, so I don't have to be concerned with determining much about the exposure and processing on my own. Isn't color a "develop to completion" process where you don't change the times, temps, or conditions of development as you sometimes have to do in B&W negative work? As an example, many people use C41 B&W and proudly proclaim that they can get different EIs on a roll of film and get good results with all of them.
Chris Brogden wrote: > If you develop your own colour film, you *do* have to be concerned about > your temperatures, times, etc. Most labs have a default way they develop > each type of black and white film (some use the same combos for most B&W > film). If you do your own developing, you have to be concerned with the > details, regardless of film type. If you have a lab do it, then it takes > just as little skill to let them develop your black and white negs as it > does for colour negs. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html - 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 .
