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Old 21st January 2021, 12:55 PM
Terry S Terry S is offline
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Something that I found out decades(!) ago now, in my younger years and just starting out, was that if you want to use PRINT C41 film (which I rarely, if ever, stray from now, finding slide film was not for me) DON'T bother using any COLOURED filters or grads, as they are usually filtered out at the lab. That is unless you send it to a pro lab and make a specific point to them not to over filter and then of course, if they take any notice!

I learnt this after dipping my toe heavily into a range of coloured filters and grads, and then going out one late afternoon / early evening to take a roll or two of 35mm C41 print film.

What a disappointment it was when I got the prints back - they all looked very similar! The filters went back into the back of a draw for years after that.

If I ever find the negatives and scan them myself, I'm sure I would see the visions that I had hoped to at the time.

Terry S
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