Using ECN-2 color film for BW?

Ko.Fe.

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• Aug 1, 2016

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I have something like 300 meters of old Kodak 50D Vision film. It was sold to me as newer ECN-2 Vision III, but it is old one. Colors are weird and RemJet is hard to take out. I tested it in bw developer and made one good print which was taken to Belgium.

Untitled by Kostya Fedot, on Flickr

Is it ethical to use color film for bw? Or will I loose my film macho colorfull status?

This is bw print from Fuji 250D developed in ECN-2

For Civic Day Canada. by Kostya Fedot, on Flickr

 

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What would be unethical about it?

 

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bdial said:

What would be unethical about it?

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Like using color film in bw developer is taboo?

 

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it's only taboo to people who think it's taboo.
this is more a lounge thing than anything to do with ethics surely

 

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I'm in trouble if it is...............

 

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The secret-society of TriX users will be tracking you down.

More sensibly, it could be worth rolling up in to 17m lengths (or even in cassettes, if you have a lot of time) and selling it to lomographers, including remjet removal tips of course. You would more than cover the cost and could buy some b+w bulk film with the proceeds!