 Marie |
black and white film When I went to my local camera store to purchase black and white film, I was told I didn't need to buy black and white, that I could buy color film and ask for it to be developed as black and white. So why would black and white film even be sold? Would black and white film make better pictures than having color film developed as black and white? I am really new to all this and appreciate all your advice and really enjoy your newsletters. I just purchased my first SLR camera.
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Jeff S. Kennedy |
You can have color film printed on b&w paper. There are also b&w films that are developed in C41 (traditionally color) chemicals. Then there are traditional b&w films. Printing color on b&w paper doesn't always give you the best results. Color film doesn't have the range that a good b&w film does. Most negative films have about a 5 stop latitude whereas a film like Tri-x has about 10 stops of latitude. This allows you to capture greater contrast and more tones. Now, unless you develop and print yourself, b&w is more expensive to process. Which is where the "new" C41 b&w films come in. Kodak's T400CN or Portra 400BW are very good films with nice tones that are developed using C41 chemistry and printed on color paper. If you are looking to experiment with b&w but aren't doing your own processing they are a good place to start.
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