Digital BW, The Print

I will just pass unconfirmed information (unconfirmed because I don't
use Kodak films - Ilford and Fuji only). I've read somewhere in the web
that the main difference between these two films is that TCN400 has an
orange mask but Portra base is clear.

Also Ilford XP2 works well with Digital ICE and/or FARE. Actually any
film (except for Kodachrome) which is not silver based is OK for
ICE/FARE.

Regards,
Loris.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Kobrin <skobrin@...> 
> [mailto:skobrin@...] 
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 1:28 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: B&W Chromogenics
> 
> 
> Ken,
> 
> What is the realtionship between Portra and TCN 400??  There is one 
> other disadvantage of chromogenic films -- you are dependent on a 
> processing lab.  I just spent 15 minutes "cloning" scratches out of a 
> file.  It reminded me that one of the reasons I use standard B&W 
> films is that I can develop them myself.
> 
> Steve
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Ken Carney" 
> <kcarney1@c...> wrote:
> > Steve, give Kodak Portra 400 B&W a try also.  It also has
> that "lush" look,
> > something like a Plus-X neg.  I'm pretty impressed with the
> detail.  Plus,
> > it works with digital ICE, which won't work with silver b&w film.
> > 
> > Regards,