Can you use yellow & red filters on chromogenic film and get the same B & W effect ?

[john_d._romano]

Title says it all.

[michael_bradigan]

Yes. I use a red filter with Chromagenic B&W films and love the result.

[jtdnyc]

The basic answer is yes. Contrast filters will have basically the same effect on all modern B&W films intended for pictorial purposes.

 

The slightly more nuanced answer is different films have slightly different spectral sensitivities, and so there are probably some differences in the way they respond to filtration. However, for most purposes, these slight differences can be ignored.

 

There is one other factor you might want to take into consideration, and that is how chomogenic film responds to light in general. Compared to conventional B&W films developed normally, chromogenic films tend to flatten out the highlights. So, if you are planning to use a yellow filter to darken a blue sky, you may find that the sky is already a little darker than it would be with Tri-X (somewhat) or TMY (moreso)-- even without filtration -- because of the curve of the film's response to light.

 

Hope this isn't "too much information."

[jbq]

Yes, absolutely.