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Re: RE: [Digital BW] Good camera for B&W

2004-01-05 by Alan.Huntley@cox.net

Austin,

Right on! Tri-X in 8x10, anyone? I do shoot digitally, too, but my good 'ole 500C/M will have to be pried from my dead hands someday! <g>

Alan Huntley

> That's purely subjective as to what you believe is "improv[ed]".  I strongly
> disagree, and believe that the best B&W images one can get is to shoot MF
> (Medium Format, my preference being Hasselblad) using specific films (My
> preference being Tri-X and Plus-X), developed in a particular way (D-76
> 1:1), and scanned in grayscale (not RGB ;-) and printed them using Piezo...
> But again, that's purely subjective...

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