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Re: [Digital BW] Quality of Color Neg Film vs B&W

2005-06-14 by Barbara White

I've done it and it works great! Only don't use greyscale. Use the  
channel mixer!

Barbara
On Jun 13, 2005, at 1:47 PM, antmagrat wrote:

> I am considering shooting only color film (overseas) and having it  
> processed before I leave
> for the states, (either E-6 or C-41).  Then scanning and using  
> grayscale for B&W.  Is this
> crazy?  Will I lose image quality not using black and white film?   
> I am a Quad tone fine art
> printer and make 24x30 images all the time.
>
> Help?
>
> M
barbara@...
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