Digital BW, The Print

It's been a while since I've posted to this group, hopefully this 
message will get through. I agree B&W can be a state of mind, and one 
that especially needs to be addressed when you're shooting digital. 
After all, what's the difference if you remove the color before or 
after you make your exposure? For me, I find when I know I have B&W 
film in the camera, I tend to see in B&W, and it's difficult to make 
that B&W capture when I know I can always opt out for the color shot. 
Then once it's in color, I question why I'm making it B&W? This is why 
I've lately gone for B&W film instead of using my digital, when I know 
I'm shooting for B&W.

As far as film is concerned, I think images that are converted from 
color get a little mushy on the sharpness compared to those shot on 
B&W, due to multiple emulsion layers.

Steve

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On Sep 26, 2004, at 7:35 AM,  "The Wogster" <wogsterca@...> wrote:

> Normally I use one to shoot B&W and the other to shoot Colour, 
> obviously not
> possible, with only one camera.  However I have long thought that B&W 
> is a state of
> mind.  In other words if you compose a scene, as if it were being shot 
> on B&W film,
> then even though the film (or sensor) is colour, you can scan (if 
> film) sremove the
> colour and print, there will be no difference in the print, from one 
> that is shot on
> B&W film in the first place.
>