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RE: [Digital BW] black and white film

2005-06-29 by Paul Roark

> ... If anyone is left that still captures on film would
> like to hear your film/developer combos for this print workflow.
> 

I prefer medium format Tech Pan with the Technidol developer.  I develop it
to a higher contrast than an enlarger would be happy with, and this helps
overcome some of the problems of the un-evenness we used to fight with TP at
low contrast. 

Of course, Kodak cancelled my film.  I've scrounged 90 rolls and developer
packs.  But, when I'm out of those, I don't know what I'll do.  I'm not
thrilled with MF 100 ISO film grain, but the staining developers might be
able to help  there.  

Frankly I assume digital will be ready by the time I run out of TP.  That is
why I'm on that learning curve now.  Hopefully we'll have solved the dynamic
range and other problems by the time I run out of my favored film.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

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