Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In this part of the country anyway CVS carries the BW400CN, although it's $2 more per roll than getting it at B&H. In my experience B&H and Adorama are very good with online film sales: fill orders accurately and ship very quickly. On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 7:16 AM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>wrote: > Vince, > > I'd agree with these comments about C-41. I've used both BW400CN for > something > more than five years and like it very much. There is little grain to speak > of, > tonality and response are very good to excellent and its dynamic range mean > I'd > recommend it. Apart from grain it is not too dissimilar to Tri-X although > other > might argue with that.It is also very good at rendering polished surfaces. > About > 85% of my LUG Gallery is BW400CN. > > Ilford XP2 Super is the only real option and its characteristics are pretty > much > the same. There was a Fuji film too, but that appears to have gone. AFAIK > those > were the only three B&W C-41s produced large scale. > > Since I don't print from negs I don't have a problem with bases. Neg > quality is > very good though (most problems are down to me or the developing process). > > Get to know your local dev shop and see what you can get by way of support, > some > local shops are more than happy to talk about unusual requests etc. > > Supply: All are becoming more difficult to get hold of other than for > specialised orders or online. I have found that all my local photo shops > will > order C41 for me from Kodak or Ilford but few of them hold it except for > odd > ones and twos. > > Hope that this helps, > > Peter Dzwig > > Tim Gray wrote: > > On Mar 28, 2010 at 01:13 AM -0400, Vince Passaro wrote: > >> I'm contemplating C41 b and w film. I've used the Kodak and liked it > >> sometimes and not others (dependong on factors I was too ignorant to > >> learn > >> how to control at the time, I suspect). My impression though was that > >> Koday > >> was the best of them but I do recollect an Ilford that some people > >> liked... > >> perhaps it was that 50 ASA of theirs? > >> > >> Anyone using C41 and feel knowledgeable and opinionated enough to > declare > >> differences and preferences? > > > > Both films are ISO 400, very fine grained (no real grain to speak of), > > and also do very well if over exposed. > > > > The main difference between the two is that the Ilford (XP2 Super) has a > > gray base, while the Kodak (BW400CN) has an orangish base, like C-41 > > color film. The Ilford base makes it easier to use in the darkroom with > > B&W paper because you don't have to print through the orange base, which > > can also affect the contrast if you are using VC paper. If you are > > scanning, I'd say buy whichever one is cheaper or more easily available. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > -- > > =========================================================== > Dr Peter Dzwig > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >