#KODAK C 41 PROFESSIONAL#
There are basically 3 different makes of C-41 B&W film: Kodak BW400CN, Ilford XP-2 and Fujicolor Neopan 400 CN (Fuji also makes Neopan 400 Professional - it is not C-41!). Their machines can only process C-41 B&W film. Ritz/Wolf, Target, Walmart, Walgreens, probably your local grocery store chain all have "one-hour" type film processing outfits. It matters hugely what you take to get processed. Are camera shop like Ritz, considered 1 hour processing as well? I really hate Ritz by the way. Just to let you know in case you ever decide to try it.If I don't take it to the 1 hour processing and if I can't processing the film myself(yet) where would I take it to? I never seen a film processing shop before. I'm not sure if this is because they just don't work well with that kind of film or if they mis-read it and tried to process it like conventional black-and-white film (which would produce poor results). The only time I ever sent it out for higher-quality processing, the prints came back flat and grainy, a huge dissapointment compared to the usual smooth, high-contrast results I got from the 1-hour processing. My other nightmare was doing 110 but that's another story for another dayĪ hint: I usually avoid 1-hour processing like the plague, but it's the only thing I use for BW400CN. Maybe the Fuji chemicals and Kodak film weren't compatible with each other. Just to let you know in case you ever decide to try it.I worked at a Fuji lab for eight years and we hated processing C-41 B/W film like the plague, most of it was sent by APS format and not 35mm but the results always seemed to give us bluish or pinkish tint photos and color correcting to a solid B/W photo was a nightmare. Just to let you know in case you ever decide to try it.Ī hint: I usually avoid 1-hour processing like the plague, but it's the only thing I use for BW400CN.
The reason your instructor is requiring traditional bw film is probably so that you can learn to process and print it yourself, which is a fascinating process.Ī hint: I usually avoid 1-hour processing like the plague, but it's the only thing I use for BW400CN. It's also my only reason not to shoot exclusively digital, I've never really been able to get digital to render the same way as that particular film and it's possible I never will.
If anything, Kodak BW400CN (a C-41 bw film) is quite superior to the similarly priced traditional BW films I've used in its contrast and clarity, and grain seems practically nonexistant. Having used both C-41 and traditional black-and-white films, I have to say that there's not a significant quality difference. Monochrome C41 is using a single colour dye layer to mimic B&W.Ĭ-41 is convenient, in that you drop the film off and someone else does the work of processing it.ī&W film processing is far easier for the hobbyist to take on. Is there really a difference in the quality between a C-41 type bw film and the "real" BW film?Īlso how is the processing different if I process them myself?(I thought BW processing was easier so why is C-41 more convenient?)ĭoes it matter if it is C-41 or not if I take it to a lab to process it?Ĭ-41 film is, by definition, colour film. I have a few questions that I wasn't able to find a clear answer to. They made this to be processed more easily or something. So I did a little research and found out the C-41 was really a Colored film but but is in BW. I didn't ask him why at the time because I didn't think of it until now. He also said other BW films will work as well but just make sure that it is NOT C-41 BW. The teacher asked us to pick up a couple of rolls of BW films for the class. We will be working with BW and developing BW films. I just started taking a Film photography class.
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