Black and White Sees Color! What is Panchromatic and Orthochromatic Film? By Leslie Lazenby All black and white films see color and the type of BW film determines what areas of the spectrum they reproduce and how much of the spectrum they see. Not all are sensitive to the same wavelengths of light. An example - a person with red lipstick, those luscious red lips on BW film, can reproduce as a ... [Read More]