Digital BW, The Print

Tom,

 

I would say the the medium format would be the best of all worlds.   If b/w
is your end result then I would chose a finer grain film like,

Acros or Delta 100 or even FP4

 

As for scanning much depends on how large you will be printing them.  I am
amazed at the detail I can pull out of some old 6x7 b/w negs of classic
figure in the landscape image.

 

I hope to rent a Imacon in a few days and see how they compare to my Epson
4890 flatbed.

 

Paul

 

From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of TFielder
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 6:14 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] choices

 

I'm heading out to Utah this weekend and to the Sierra's next month. 
I understand that film scans may likely result in better data files
for printing. I have a Canon 20D; Nikon 35 mm film and a medium
format film camera. My question is, should I shoot the 35 mm and get
high resolution scans or shoot with the median format? After
scanning, will the medium format platform out-perform the data I can
get from the 35 mm sufficient to offset the additional effort? My
second question pertains to choice of film. Should I shoot with
Velvia, Tri-X or maybe just color film and convert to B & W in
Photoshop? Finally, does anyone have a recommendation for a reliable
film-scanning service?

Thanks to all. I appreciate your thoughts.

Tom

 



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