film tinting

[wilfbiffherb]

ive only just heard of tinting as im relatively new to shooting film and developing. ive done a little research and from what i can tell most tinting is done during the printing stage, but it is possible to tint the film as you process it? i only ask as i develop at home but as yet i dont print.

 

[Ian Grant]

There would be no benefits to tinting a negative film, but lantern slides which were glass positives were sometimes handed tinted for projection, however 35mm B&W slides would be bear impossible to hand tint, however they could easily be toned.

Ian.

 

[wilfbiffherb]

how do you tone? i probably meant tone instead of tint

 

[Neal]

Dear wilfbiffherb,

Welcome to the dark side. Good news! There is no reason to tone film. Properly processed your b&w negatives will last for far longer than you need. As a general rule, toning film will not help you print and in any case will not affect the color of a print. There are staining developers where the stain does affect printing and is used to good advantage. Here is a place to start looking into staining developers: http://unblinkingeye.com/Articles/PCat/pcat.html

Neal Wydra

 

[ann]

Find a copy of Tim RUdman's TOning book, there is more information there that you will ever use.