Digital BW, The Print

Tina
I hear you on the traveling and X-ray.   I can not tell you how many times I had arguments with screeners all over Asia and Europe.  And this was long before 2001.   I do have a foundness for film but digital is so convenient.  

Paul

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On Mar 7, 2011, at 12:56 PM, Tina Manley <images@...> wrote:

> I have gone all the way up the Amazon with both film and digital and it's
> much easier to carry enough batteries for digital than it is to carry enough
> film for the trip (and keep it cool and dry)!! Especially easier getting it
> all through airport x-rays!
> 
> Tina
> 
> On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Kip Babington <cbabing3@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > I'm not trying to be confrontational, but after developing and printing
> > my own B&W in home darkrooms for 30+ years I was never so glad as when I
> > finally got rid of the last of my many film cameras (Minox, Nikons,
> > Leicas, Rolleis and a 4x5 Crown Graphic) and associated darkroom
> > equipment a half dozen years ago. (I did keep a half full bottle of
> > Rodinal, just for old times' sake, but finally pitched that last year.)
> > High resolution sensors give up nothing in terms of sharpness, compared
> > to what I was used to on film. And I personally think I have a LOT more
> > control of the final B&W result using digital capture in color and
> > near-infinite availability of contrast correction in Photoshop, as
> > compared with the 5 contrast filters I used to carry (and rarely use)
> > with my film cameras.
> >
> > With the ever increasing quality of digital camera sensors, and (I
> > assume - correct me if I'm wrong) decline in the variety and
> > availability of film, paper and chemistry, what is the attraction of
> > chemical capture and processing as compared to digital, especially if
> > you're going to use digital output? (Apart from special circumstances,
> > that is - if you're going way up the Amazon I do understand that you may
> > be concerned about recharging those digital batteries . . . )
> >
> > Again, not trying to start a fight, just wondering?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Kip
> >
> > andy bessette wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Have made substantial progress on building my own personal B&W medium
> > > format wet darkroom. Also have purchased an HP1400
> > > for dedicated B&W-only digital printing.
> > > Please allow me to suggest A&Ihttp://www.aandi.com/mos.htmlfor mail
> > > orders, though they're in California.
> > > Andy
> > >
> > > ...I started developing & printing
> > > my own b&w...
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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> >
> > 
> >
> 
> -- 
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
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