Photography Question

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I have about fifty black & white negatives. Can i make 4X6 prints from them at walmart? I'm not looking for works of art photographs.
 
I don't need the b&w film to be developed, i just want b&w prints from the negatives. Does walmart have a machine that i can make my own b&w prints?
 
I wasn't talking about processing the negatives N3 but I have no idea if Walmart per se can do that, I never go in the place and wouldn't (a % of their sales goes to Republican Party and while I am no longer a registered Democrat, I still take issue with this). What I was saying is the very same drug store we used to take our film to or camera shop still have services for reprints as well as film processing they always did.
 
Also just as note about B&W photos. I really like them they seem to capture something in a still moment that color pictures just cant. :)
 
I'm going to open up a can of worms.... in "my opinion", unless an individual is color blind or has color sight deficiencies, the majority of people view the world in color! I realize there were/are great b & w photographers such as ansel adams, diane arbus, henri cartier bresson, alfred stieglitz, & others too numerous to mention. I feel the only reason the majority of amateur & professional photographers chose the b & w medium is.......color film, chemicals & paper did not exist or was not cost effective as b & w materials. I am not degrading b & w photography as an art form but from "my eyes" i observe the world in color & not as a gray scale. I will admit that i do enjoy looking at a fine b & w print.
 
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Actually that was quite true N3....not only was color super expensive, but the shelf life of the chemicals was 24 hours.
Not sure about today...
 
Rich.....I wonder if today's photo papers have archival properties? Would a modern color print eventually fade within ten years?
 
Many do N3. When I was in it Konica paper was the best lasting way longer than 10 years on the average and you could by Kodak and others graded for lasting affect in price. One thing I never did that many studios did was charge for a "coating" that supposedly would make the photos last longer but that was BS as it was the quality of the paper that made the difference.
 
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