You can't go wrong with Tri-X. but then again I like the grain. Glen Tortorella wrote: > Thanks, Scott. I have some Fuji Neopan Acros 100 on hand. What do > you recommend in traditional B&W 400? > > Glen > > On Oct 3, 2007, at 12:26 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: > > >> Glen Tortorella wrote: >> >>> I forgot to ask: is all C-41 processing the same? I ask because on >>> my C-41 B&W I had processed at Wal-Mart, some of the whites have a >>> bit of a purplish tone. My instinct tells me that this is a result >>> of inadequate light in these particular photos...or is C-41 for B&W >>> at Wal-Mart just a bad idea? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Glen >>> >>> >> They print those on the same color paper they print everything else >> on. >> A green, yellow or purple tint is common. Good luck finding a >> printer >> these days who can work around that. >> >> I used to bring my C-41 black and white to a Target store in the St. >> Louis area. The girl behind the counter actually knew what she was >> doing and would set my film aside until she had an opportunity to >> calibrate something on their mini-lab. The prints I got there were >> the >> best I've seen from C-41 B&W. Even the local "pro labs" didn't do as >> well, and they charged a lot more money. When she quit I stopped >> using >> the stuff and went to traditional B&W film. >> >> -- >> Scott Loveless >> http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> and follow the directions. >> > > >
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