Hi, I've shot the Kodak 400 C-41 B&W( the kind you buy at Target, WalMart, etc.) and had it printed on B&W paper. It looks great. Only problem is I lose the "savings" and "convenience" of C-41 due to the cost of having it printed on B&W paper. I may as well shoot HP5 or TriX Pan(and do) because it costs the same at the lab I use.
A couple of my friends have shot the Kodak and had it processed at a grocery store mini-lab (Konica chemistry and paper). Unfortunately, the pics have a rather noticeable purple color cast; however, they seem satisfied with the results. They like paying $5.00 for their pics. Funny, they liked my pics better the only problem being they cost $14.00. So, it seems the problem is the paper. As far as the color cast of C41 B&W on color paper, I've read that the Portra version is "designed" to print best on color paper. I have a roll to try out. Don't know if the color cast will go away. I will report back. Regards, Robert P.S. Still dreaming about my own darkroom. - 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 .
