Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Christopher Williams wrote: > 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 It should be noted that with the advent of digital minilabs such as the Fuji Frontier, the concept of "channels" is quickly becoming a legacy of the past. The newer machines don't know or care about "channels". A good operator on a Fontier or a Noritsu can correct virtually anthing and can easily get a neutral B&W from any of the chromogenic B&W films. Rolfe - -- Rolfe Tessem | Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. rolfe@ldp.com | 96 Morton Street (212) 463-0029 | New York, Ny 10014 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html