Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:33 PM 3/17/98 -0800, you wrote: >Tina: > >What are good quality, fine-grained BW films that can be processed C-41? > > The new Kodak T400CN seems to be an improvement over Ilford's; however, I worry about the permanence of these films since they are dyes like color films and are subject to fading. They are also more likely to be mushy than silver-based negatives. As far as grain goes, there is no grain in these films. The images are made of clouds of dye which are more contrasty when printed small and less contrasty when enlarged. I still prefer silver-based negatives. Hope this helps. Tina ______________________________________________________________________ Tina Manley, ASMP <http://www.photogs.com/manley/index.html> <http://www.aperture-photo.com/site/reportage/manley/manleyframeset.html> <http://www.onlineartistleague.com/manleyt/portfoli.htm>