I am concerned that though the topic is specifically about Portra B&W, all the chatter coming back appears to be mostly about other C41 B&W films and the color casts experienced with them. This is not the same film. I've used the other films, "Kodak Black and White +400 Film" for example, and seen the color casts.
The Portra I referred to that went through the Save-On Drugs machine was processed in approximately 30 minutes as I watched and chatted with the operator. Any balance applied to the prints was entirely automatic and under machine control. Again, if there is a color cast in the prints, it will take sensitive equipment to find and measure it. This does not necessarily mean that your experience will be the same, but it does mean that you don't have to put up with color casts, at least from this film. That said, Portra B&W prints best on B&W paper for my taste. I still prefer T-MAX 400, but the Portra is quite good when you consider the cost and convenience. Regards, Bob... From: "Amita Guha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Does this stuff look any better when printed at minilabs > > than the films more > > easily available (like at Target & Wal-Mart)? > > I recently took some C-41 b&w film to Target (can't remember which > brand) and they couldn't get the tone right. They kept trying and I > ended up with one sepia toned, one magenta and one orange print. They > didn't charge me for any of them, but I obviously can't use them to > develop that type of film. - 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 .
