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Re: b&w neg or colour transparency

2003-01-30 by glewis4457@aol.com

In a message dated 1/29/2003 11:01:17 AM Central Standard Time, 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com writes:

> On Monday, January 27, 2003, at 07:25 PM, Bill Iverson
> <wiverson@...> wrote:
> 
> >How about color negative vs. B&W negative?  ...
> 
> For a year I tried shooting the finest-grained color negative film I could
> find -- Konica Impresa 50.  However, after that extended experiment, I
> returned to B&W film.  The increased grain after "filtration" in the
> computer out-weighed the advantages of the color information.
> 

FWIW....When I took the Epson Print Academy workshop they recommended 
scanning b/w from a good print rather than from a b/w neg.

Jerry in Houston


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