Response to Black and White films for c-41 processing

It is to my understanding that XP2 and T400CN can be printed in the one hour lab or via conventional B&W. Both are C-41 process for negatives. Kodak's newest offerings, Black and White+ (consumer grade) and PORTA B&W (pro grade) are meant for one hour lab processing and printing. The biggest problem with using one hour printing with T400CN is there is a sepia color cast (not sure about XP2). The lab has to make a lot of adjustments to balance that out. That is why Kodak came out with PORTA B&W and Black and White+. They are optimized to be one hour printed (no color cast). Unfortunately they are not meant for B&W printing.

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