Photo Quickies

PhotoQuickie has been tempted to try our hand at black and white photography so we invested some money into black and white film. Once we were at the local camera store however, we realized that we should have done some research into b&w film before we left the comforts of our home.

A helpful cashier guided us through our major decision as to whether to buy C-41 or “True” black and white film. We could not even guess what the difference was, but now can safely pass on that there are two big differences. First C-41, also called chromogenic film can be processed anywhere color film can, while True b&w can only be processed with certain equipment. PhotoQuickie was too embarrassed to ask whether a camera store could develop it while the supermarket couldn’t, or if we had to send it off to some pro lab.

The drawback to C-41 film is that the developed pictures may have a slight color hue. PhotoQuickie can’t say whether this is true or not as we haven’t finished and developed a roll yet, but searching on the net seems to indicate that it will be a sepia shade. We’ll keep you posted.

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