Re: [OM] OT: B/W prints from colour negs

[Jerry & Jodi Jakeway]

I have good luck with the C41 process b&w films.  The color negs I have tried 
to reproduce on b&w paper are totally without contrast.
good luck
Jodi Jakeway

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bernd Möller 
  To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 12:11 PM
  Subject: [OM] OT: B/W prints from colour negs


  Hi all,
   
  After recently having invested in used, fairly low tech b/w lab equipment and 
installed a darkroom I wonder now whether I can produce decent prints from my 
colour negatives. I tried this, but the results are quite poor due to the lack 
of black and white contrast. In addition, the film base material is orange or 
reddish, which means even worse conditions. 
  Does anybody in the OM community have some good suggestions? Are the papers, 
chemicals, filter or so that can enhance the B/W print capabilities of colour 
negatives? 
  Any comments which help me further are welcome.
   
  Regards,
   
  Bernd