Re: [Leica] A Kodak moment.

["The Beal's" <jbeal@bendnet.com>]

Jim,
   Kodak also gave me a reason to smile by mailing me a cute little box
with one roll of Black & White +.  Now I know that some others have even
more reason to smile!
   As for the differences between the new Black & White + and the older
(abet, new T400 CN), the Kodak Viewfinder Forum 3(3) had this to say:
"What's different about Kodak black & white + 400 film?
   Like Kodak Professional T-Max b&w film T400 CN and kodak Advantix b&w
+ 400 print film, this new film is a chromogenic film, manufactured with
Kodak's latest color emulsion technology.  The emulsion layers contain
dye couplers balanced to produce tone of black when printed on color
negative papers...
   Many professionals who use the T400 CN film print their negatives on
b&w papers.  Therefore, Kodak designed the film based with less masking
to make printing easier and faster in the dark room.  Because of
differences in masking, T400 CN film gives a sepia balance when printed
on color negative paper in automatic printers that use the channel for
Gold film.  The Advantix film and new b&w + 400 film give a neutral
balance when they're printed in automatic printers...
   Its excellent image structure and Kodak T-Grain emulsions produce
extremely fine grain and high sharpness".

   Seems as though Kodak film emulsions and technology, developed for
the APS format, has made it to 35mm.  Hope this helps answer the
question on differences between Black & White + 400 and T400 CN.

John Beal II
jbeal@bendnet.com


Jim Brick wrote:
> 
> When I arrived home tonite, there were two boxes from Kodak. One contained
> two rolls of "E100VS" (Jeff at KSP had already given me a sample) and the
> other contained two rolls of "Black & White +". A new ISO 400 C41 B&W film.
> It the letter didn't say what is different from the T400CN, which isn't all
> that old.
> 
> Anyway... anyone else out there get samples of these films? And if so, have
> you used them yet? I'll let you all know what I think in a week or so.
> 
> When you open film boxes, you know the inside is printed with exposure
> data, in eight languages. The "Black & White +" box (inside) contains "tips
> for great photographs with KODAK Black and White +". In English only. A
> whole box insides full of "Kodak tips".
> 
> :-)
> 
> Jim