Cross Processing Rollei Scanfilm (Roger?)

[Soeren]

After reading the article in Black&White magazine searched a little on crossprocessing and Rollei scanfilm but didn't find anything.
I understand its a bit unsharp, features large grain and has an oldtime/retro look in colorprint and B&W but how does it look X-processed? lacking the orange filter it could be something different.
Cheers
Søren

 

[Soeren]

Oh, you other guys are allowed to chime in too
Cheers
Søren

 

[PHOTOTONE]

He he, I thought that Scanfilm was more like a slide film anyway, crossprocessing in C-41.

 

[Fotohuis]

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The most interesting part is the use of STANDARD B&W MG paper to get reasonable B&W split grade photos out of this C41 color film:
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What is split grade printing? --> Dead Link Removed

and THIS is the easiest way to reach the maximum preformance with not too much effort:

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Best regards,

Robert

 

[Roger Hicks]

Oh, you other guys are allowed to chime in too
Cheers
Søren

Dear Soeren,

Sorry, not tried it. I ought, I suppose, but I've never been a great fan of cross-processing.

I can't agree with Robert about B+W printing with it. Yes, the removal of the orange mask makes it a lot faster than using conventional colour, but that's the only real difference. You still have the problem that blues and cyans (yellow and red in the negative) print disproportionately light, while reds and magentas (cyan and green) print disproportionately dark.

With the right subject, it's not too bad (which is also true of other colour neg) but with the wrong subject it's awful. As the article shows, though, it's magical for lith (again with the right subject).

Solit grade makes absolutely no difference to the tonality, because there is always a single contrast grade (using e.g. a Meograde or Ilford head) which equates to the two or three exposures under different filtration: the only reasons to use split-grade are

(a) for differential burning of highlights and shadows
(b) if you don't have a VC head or
(c) because you find it easier.

Cheers,

R.