James:
I think in mini-lab processing they use an orange mask to give regular B&W
film the balance needed to print on color paper. It seems that contrast is
one of the first things to be sacrificed. Am I right, Schnozz?
Jamie
Fort Myers, FL
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From: "James Royall" <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 5:45 PM
Subject: [OM] Printing black and white on colo(u)r paper
> I just got back a roll of HP5 and was looking through thinking that
> black and white is flatter than I remembered, with not much contrast
> (it's been a good while since I have used any myself). A bit
> disappointed I wondered if the paper chosen had something to do with it
> and found it to be Fujicolor. This doesn't strike me as the right thing
> to do. What are the effects of using colour paper instead of b/w? I
> just don't seem to have the rich blacks that I think should be there,
> and the whites are not as white as they should be either.
>
> James
>
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