On Mon, 15 Apr 2002, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > 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.
Ah, I think I see what you're getting at. You might want to rephrase the question. Having a lab develop your negs for you takes no skill on your part, regardless of what film you're using. If you're talking about developing it yourself, then it's an interesting question. On one hand, colour is trickier to develop yourself than B&W. OTOH, there are more things you can do to B&W negs to create different effects if you want. How much artistic control do you have over colour negs when developing them? chris - 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 .
