Kelton,
I think your best bet is shoot color, photoshop b&w. This has been
discussed on the filmscanners list a number of times. Most of the
'affordable' filmscanners seem to be optimized for color and many people
seem to like this technique. Interestingly, many people also print b&w in
color, particularly on the Epson 870/1270.
Tom
From: "Kelton Rhoads" <krho@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> I don't know if I have the Olympus bug, or the retro bug, or a
> combination of the two, but recently I've had an urge to go back to B/W
> photography. But wow, what a heck of a lot of money they're asking for
> B/W developing (and film!). Can anybody give me the name of a mail source
> that does reasonable and good B/W developing? (West coast USA preferred.)
> ALTERNATELY, since I'm more interested in the screen as my final
> destination, what would you think of going the bargain color route (say
> costco kodak print film and costco developing, totaling a grand $7 per
> roll or so), and then manipulating the prints in photoshop (stripping
> away the color and adding contrast)? Would that work for on-the-cheap B/W?
>
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> Kelton Rhoads, PhD
> Los Angeles, CA
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