Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/26

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Subject: Re: Contrast modification in C-41 Processing
From: "shawnl@earthlink.net" <shawnl@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 23:37:44 +0000

>
>We routinely push fuji 800 to 1600 and 3200.  There is an increase in
>contrast but it not like I have come to expect for B&W emulsions.  The
>downside is that you may get unwanted, unfilterable color casts.  Have you
>tried printing your negs with the Kodak RA-4 papers? They come in three
>contrast grades.  It's a limited correction but better than nothing.
>Bill

I have had a similar problem.  There seems to be a very strong increase 
in yellow (visible in output) casts.  It is possible to do a decent job 
correcting for this in Photoshop.  If the lighting is very unusual, such 
as in colored stage lighting, adequate correction is often impossible.