Sorry, but I'm not going back to film developing. I haven't done B&W
development since about 1985 and don't intend to start up again. And,
AFAIK, there is nowhere around here to get it done. I'm happy to shoot
color and do my B&W conversion in post. Even then, unless I use some
long frozen Kodak or Fuji portrait films I'll likely have to go to B&H
just to get film. I'd been thinking about trying the new Ektar 100
since it is supposed to scan well.
Chuck Norcutt
Dawid Loubser wrote:
> I second the recommendation for Ilford. I shoot only FP4 (ISO125) and
> HP5 (ISO400). I currently have a roll of HP5 in my Mamiya RB which is
> exposed
> at ISO1600, but I don't think the results on a tiny 35mm negative
> would look
> all that great, even though I love film grain.
>
> Both films are brilliant. Your exposure can be "out" by more than four
> stops, and the
> image comes out great. Complete opposite of, say, Fuji Velvia, which,
> when I shoot it in
> my Linhof with a complex set of centre-weighted and other filters on
> the lens, is very difficult
> to expose "correctly" taking all the factors into account.
>
> With the B&W in the OM-1n, I love just taking a wild guess at the
> exposure in some tricky situation,
> and seeing when the film is developed that it captured it all in the
> dynamic range.
> When you use an incident meter to nail perfect exposure, it's even
> better :-)
>
> I must say, I have not tried the Kodak B&W films, they are very
> difficult to find in South Africa.
>
> But I am an absolute convert to monochrome photography, it is
> wonderful. I have always been in my past digital
> era, it's just so much better and more satisfying now.
>
>
> On 11 Dec 2008, at 5:01 PM, AS wrote:
>
>> Basic BW Ilford should do the trick.
>>
>> http://www.ilfordphoto.com/products/producttype.asp?n=3&t=Consumer+%26+Professional+Films
>>
>>
>> --- On Thu, 12/11/08, Jerry Smith <proud_texan63@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Jerry Smith <proud_texan63@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: [OM] What type film?
>>> To: "Olympus Camera" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 9:55 AM
>>> Hello all, In talking about the minimalism shooting,
>>> going back, or shooting more film. What type, make, model,
>>> brand, of film is the one for you? and why? I've read
>>> many different things on list about film use, but thought
>>> this would be a good time to get every-ones opinion on the
>>> subject. Enjoy...
>>> JerryWho is going sign hunting for the next few days on
>>> Galveston Island, TX :-)
>>> Life is not a race, it is a ride. Enjoy it!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/proud-texan/
>>>
>>>
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