Re: T400CN Film Test

[P3D David W. Kesner <drdave@xxxxxxxxxx>]

In photo-3d 2347 Robert Linnstaedt says:

> How does this compare with Ilford films?  The last time I shot any
of
> Ilford's b&w c-41 the printer had a hard time adjusting their
machinery to
> achieve a white background.  The film is basically color c-41
without the
> color.

I have never shot Ilford films and the only prints I saw from the
T400CN were sepia tones from the owner of one of the local pro labs.
He really liked the film and thought it had a very wide exposure
latitude. I can only assume that printing to color paper would be
easier to get white background as it was made for the orange mask.

> Dave, can you give us the prices you paid for the various services
> you mentioned?

I received two rolls of the film (36 exposure 35 mm) for free from
Kodak. Normally I have my 36 exposure E-6 processed at a local lab
for $3.95. Because this was a test roll I wanted it done at a local
professional lab where I could ask questions and get intelligent
answers so I paid $6.25. If you wanted to process this film as it was
intended, then you could use any normal color processor (one hour
lab, local drug store, K-Mart, etc.) and pay the normal price. They
might look at you strange when you hand them a roll of B&W film and
ask them to develop and print as a normal roll of color print film.

> BTW, how did the T400cn do in rendering shades of blue?  (Normal
b&w film is
> less sensitive to blue, so that a yellow filter is often used to
improve the
> look of say, scenes with clouds in a blue sky.)

I still haven't had a chance to mount the slides yet, so I can't
answer this. I also don't think it would be a fair appraisal as most
of the shots are underexposed.

> In my thinking, the advantage of using a b&w film for slides is for
> _avoiding_ the sepia tones and other color defects of aging
viewcards.  If I
> copy a viewcard for projection, I want to eliminate the ravages of
time and
> to maximize (by manipulating cropping, lighting, exposure, etc.)
the image on
> the slide.

A little confusion here. I was suggesting using the film as a
negative to produce contemporary sepia toned prints to capture the
look and feel of antique view cards, not as slides. I do plan on
shooting the next roll as negatives to try this. As I have never shot
stereo prints before this should be quite an adventure. I will have
to ask my ten year son for advice as he shoots prints in one of Joel
Alper's twinned Olympus XA's. He has an amazing eye for stereo and
the ability to see any magic eye in a matter of seconds.

Thanks for the time,

David W. Kesner
Boise, Idaho, USA
drdave@xxxxxxxxxx
(No I'm not a doctor - just a nickname)


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