Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David, I shoot a lot of both Portra and T400CN. They are both c-41 processed "b&w" films. You can print either on color or b&w paper. When you print them on color paper Portra has the ability to come a lot closer to a "real" black and white image than T400CN, which usually ends up with a bit of a color cast. I often do this on purpose to get what look like old-fashioned seipa toned prints. I love the look. Others hate it. Having said all that for a lab to get Portra to look like B&W on color paper they have to have a machine which has been calibrated for it. If they don't then the results are, to some extent, going to look funky. I've had real good luck with a local custom lab, but YMMV. There is no "right answer" here. The issue is that the lab doing the work has to know how to make the choice they are using work. If they don't then things are going to look strange. Barney SML wrote: > Hello, > > This Portra B & W film is process in C41 as color film. Then are prints > supposed to be on color paper or black & white paper? I used Kodak lab > through local Longs which process as developing and printing color film on > color paper. So prints do not look real black & white. Kodak lab does not > seem to know anything about this film. > > Best Wishes, > David > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html