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Subject: [Leica] Kodak BW400CN
From: jls at runbox.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Mon May 3 16:38:58 2004

You can use ICE, and it will scan beautifully. There is no comparison to
Tri-X. The BW400CN will have imperceptible "grain" (finer than Panatomic
X) and much smoother gray tonality. If you want it to look like Tri-X,
you have to get a "grain filter" plug-in. I have several in PhotoKit,
and they are available individually that will mimic different film
types. If you want the gritty, 1950's look of Tri-X, you might want to
try one of the filters.

I've all but given up on scanning silver halide films. I have some APX
100 drying now. Wish me luck.

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA


-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Matt
Shonfeld
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 6:20 PM
To: lug@leica-users.org
Subject: [Leica] Kodak BW400CN

I love using Tri-X but it's a nightmare to scan.  My scanner has ICE so 
I can remove any scratches, dust etc from colour negs and positives.  
Kodak has BW400CN (replacement for T400CN) so can I scan this like any 
other colour negative?

How good is this film in comparison to Tri-X ?  I do reportage work so 
I need to know if its suitable too?

Regards
Matt

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Replies: Reply from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Kodak BW400CN)
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