Digital BW, The Print

Hi Craig,
 
the main reason I shoot chromogenic films is that they have the finest grain for 400ASA, and for my work film speed is a great plus. If anyone knows about a 400ASA color film with comparable grain, I'm ready to switch.
 
Alessandro Pardi
 
 -----Original Message-----
From: craig [mailto:craygc@...]
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 13:30
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: chromogenic films



As my thoughts will undoubtably be construed as a personal attack by 
some, I'll apologise upfront - "if I'm wrong, then please enlighten 
me"

I am curious as to why people who engage in a hybrid-digital B&W 
workflow (shoot film and scan) would really want to use a chromogenic 
film. As for being true B&W, these films are conceptually as B&W as 
printing greyscale with a cmyk inkset and without offering any of the 
traditional characteristics of silver based film over that of colour 
print film - eg expanded exposure ranges.
Almost all the chromogenic are softer (resolving ability) than colour 
print alternatives; and as Photoshop (or similar software) is an 
inevitable component of the the digital B&W end-to-end workflow, 
shooting in colour print and converting to B&W in the computer surely 
offers greater flexibility and control over contrast and tonal 
adjustments ...and surely colour print conversions cant be considered 
any less B&W than the using a chromogenic!

regards
Craig




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