Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Portra 400 B&W is by far the best C-41 B&W for scanning. "Wet" printing requires a little longer exposure times, but still produces great prints. If any lab prints C-41 B&W negs on a Kodak Gold or other color channel, they are wasting time. It's not that difficult to set up a channel for B&W printing either on color paper or B&W paper. Kodak Edge is the cheap crap paper. Royal or Fuji Crystal Archive are the better papers. Portra RA-4 are the professional papers, less contrast for portraits. Portra B&W paper is great for proof prints on a color lab machine. Chris New Orleans - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clive Moss" Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Leica Users digest V25 #83 > Interesting. Any idea which would be better for scanning (if there is any > difference at all)? > -- > Clive > http://clive.moss.net > > > David Prakel > > Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica Users digest V25 #83 > ... > > Consumer B+W400 is for processing on the Gold channel of a minilab to > > produce neutral (yeah, I know) B&W pics on Edge 8 paper > > > > Pro T400CN is for C-41 processing but yield negs suitable for > > printing on > > conventional B&W papers > > > > Portra 400 B&W is for wedding photographers to have processed > > alongside > > Portra 160/400 NC/VC and printed on the same channel to > > produce neutral B&W > > prints on Portra RA-4 papers. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html