I just tried it!
I just tried it!
Desperate to use my Nikon F2 that I acquired about a month ago, as I am waiting for my SS check so I can buy some more BW film,
I found a roll of Kodak Ultramax 400... Since I won't pay even the $2.99 to get it developed at a local store,
I decided to try cross processing in BW developer, I googled it and found this very useful blog
http://darkshape.blogspot.com/2011/12/49-guide-to-developing-c-41-films-in-b.html
The 4 main main points that lead to success according to the blog I linked....
*HC110 B or D76 straight or 1:1 are good developers to use
*ISO of the color film does not matter for cross processing (as C41)
*Develop using HP5+ 400 times (can add 5-10% if wanted)
*Over Expose the Color film for better results (I tried 1 stop over)
Scanning was good, except for a few really dark negatives (there are dark anyway, the orange mask doesn't help)
I did scan as 16bit BW though with my V700, Maybe I should scan as a color negative?
A few negatives the scanner could not find the edges, so it scanned dead center between 2 negatives.. (I use the Epson holders because they are coded to auto scan batch negatives to detect the film frames).
Nikon F2, Nikkor S 50mm f/1.4, Kodak Ultramax 400 at 200
HC110 B at 5:30m at 20c
Scanned at 4800dpi
CC Lr/Ps
Ps-Lr---Solaris Park-Nikon F2-N50mm f14-C41 Ultramax 400 to BW-003 by
Peter Arbib -My General Galleries, on Flickr
Ps-Lr---Solaris Park-Nikon F2-N50mm f14-C41 Ultramax 400 to BW-009 by
Peter Arbib -My General Galleries, on Flickr
Ps-Lr---Solaris Park-Nikon F2-N50mm f14-C41 Ultramax 400 to BW-010 by
Peter Arbib -My General Galleries, on Flickr
