>> andrew fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> At risk of repeating - I've been told that t400cn is to be
>> discontinued
>> because labs can't get it right - in favor of Select Black & White
>> which
>> has a heavier mask and is easier to print on colour paper. I got
>> suspicious
>> when Kodak sent me a free roll of 'Select' - if printing your own,
>> try
>> Ilford XP2 - almost no mask at all.
>
>I presume the heavier mask on Select B&W makes it more difficult to print on
>normal B&W paper.
>
>
>Wayne Harridge
>http://members.optusnet.com.au/~w_harridge
Haven't tried Wayne, but I assume so. It acts like a multigrade filter and
flattens contrast in the T400CN. It would be interesting to do a test with
the full range of filters - there may be no correlation between actual
fiter number and degree of contrast, given the orange mask addition - i.e.
a grade 1 filter might give good contrast! But, somehow I doubt it - life's
not that kind. So use XP2 - good film, no mask - minilab will hate it.
Haven't tried scanning different types yet, but.
Andrew
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