Lisa, as Ryuji says - it all depends. I like C-41 a lot and used it exclusively for doing editorial work, when I did not have a darkroom and needed b&w's. Also, I recommend it to my students who don't have the time/desire to do their own developing. For the general viewer, I don't think the difference between the films is obvious. I especially liked the exposure latitude that came in extremely handy when doing work on the water [sailing]. I think the tonality of films like XP2 S is wonderful, and I would certainly recommend you try it and see for yourself.(posted 8150 days ago)chris