Re: [Digital BW] Digest Number 720
2002-05-16 by Bruce
on 5/15/2002 9:48 PM, DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com at DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote: > Message: 16 > Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 01:42:13 -0000 > From: "smichener" <smichener@...> > Subject: B&W Films and Scanning > > Hello all, > Does anyone have experiences good or bad with particular black > and white films. I shoot 35mm and have been using Kodak's C-41 > chromogenic BW film and my Canon 4000 dpi scanner. I recently > purchased tanks, chemistry and equipment to begin developing true BW > film (Kodak or Ilford). I was hoping to improve the contrast and > quality of my images. Of course, after my purchase, I have now read > that the C-41 BW film perhaps scans better than true BW film. Any > advice would be appreciated as I have not used any of my new > equipment or many rolls of film. Thank you in advance. > Scott Michener > While I'm using a Nikon LS-2000 scanner, I've found that I like the scans done on traditional films best. I've been quite happy with scans from Plus-x and even Tri-x. Even film I developed when I was a kid in the 1970's scan very well today. I just like the tonal response and grain pattern of the traditional films more, even though the kodak c41 films scan with finer grain. -Bruce Visit my website at: http://home.earthlink.net/~smthopr