Digital BW, The Print

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> From: lovelipp [mailto:ArleneLoveL@...]
> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 8:17 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] choice of film
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> I've used Kodak Portra and T400 CN and scan on a Canon 2710. In
> scanning some old Fuji slides (provia 400), using channels and going
> to grayscale, I find the results just as good IF NOT BETTER. Can
> anyone confirm what I think I see?  My goal is the best bow I can
> get, but I like the idea of having the color slides - just in case-
> and also for ease of viewing my files. My work is sneaky street
> photography.  Thanks. ArleneLoveL@...
>
Arlene,

For optimum B&W I would suggest using B&W film. I have seen great prints
from color transparency and the chromogenic "B&W" films but still prefer to
work with Ilford FP4+ and SFX and Kodak TMax 400 myself. The drawback with
color transparency films is that they generally have less exposure latitude
than the CN type or B&W films. For what you are doing nothing like some old
standard Tri-X. The B&W negs will last indefinitely with good storage as
well but the color materials are not so stable.

From a shooting point of view I find it difficult to try and do color and
B&W at the same time. I do better if I set out to shoot one or the other.

Martin Wesley
http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html