Digital BW, The Print

Option 4 might be a good way to go. One advantage of shooting color
slides -- Velvia 100, for example, (or even color film, Reala 100 is
good in this respect)-- is that you often have significantly less
grain. The key to success, however, lies in the conversion of color to
BW. I suggest that you consider buying Dan Margulis' Photoshop book
"Professional Photoshop: The Classic Guide to Color Correction" and
read over his chapter on converting color images to BW -- very
informative. Of course, you can also go with the plugins if you an
additional expenditure is not an issue.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "lyrradmoor"
<Darryl@e...> wrote:
> I am new to this group, so easy please!
> 
> 
> I have recently upgraded to the above printer from R1800 (had many
> problems with a rogue printer that was eventually considered DOA).
> 
> I do not have a digital camera (apart from compact), and I tend to
> shoot slides. 35mm + MF. I scan trannies on Minolta Multi Pro
> 
> Would I be best to 
> 
> 1. Shoot b&w negs, scan and print (I have never tried Scala, but I am
> sure it is restrictive).
> 
> 2. Shoot colour slides & use The Imagingfactory software 'Convert To
> B&W Pro' plugin within Photoshop
> 
> 3. Shoot colour slides & use Epson Advanced B&W photo to convert to
> B&W
> 
> 4. Shoot colour slides & use Photoshop without third party plug in to
> convert to B&W.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> 
> Darryl