Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It has been about two years since I shot a roll of black and white (C41) film, and maybe ten or more years since I shot any silver based B&W. While I like the results from XP2 and and love Portra BW results, I cannot see enough advantage to them over using Fuji Color products and converting. Most of my stuff is shot on plain old Fuji 8oo Superia xtra, less than $10 for four rolls. Sometimes, if I need 36 exposures, I buy Press, which is supposed to be the same recipe. I've used the higher end NPZ 800, (all those Germany shots were that) and I think it is a better product, but I don't think $3 per roll extra better. I routinely combine digital and film for magazine work, In this set of duotones you'll be able to tell the shots apart because of the 15mm lens. I use film for stuff my digital camera cannot do. http://www.sonc.com/duo.htm If you look around through my stuff, you'll see a number of B&W, changed from colour. I do not follow one particular path. Just for me, I think the duotone gives me most control. YMMV. Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com In a message dated 6/10/2004 8:22:07 AM Central Standard Time, mark@rabinergroup.com writes: > > As I am forced to shoot color when I shoot digital as there is no monochrome setting I was forced to get used to it but I took to it like a fish to architecture.. Somewhere along the way I was also acclimated to using Fuji NPZ color neg 800 as my all around film. Printing it monochrome, duo chrome, you name it chrome at will. I enjoy the increase of information I get by shooting with media which is aware of chroma. I'm thinking of experimenting with the Fuji Superior films with the idea of using the 100 on my backdrop and the 800 all around. I'm not sure how they well stack up to the professional films; the NPC 160 and NPZ 800 which I've been using and will continue to use in 220. It seems they might cost half as much. Film feels expensive when you are more used to not having to pay for it. As in shooting digital. I do have problems with cropping film to a panoramic format. It has to be set up like that in the first place. Viewfinder, back and all. I can't waste it. Regards, Sonny _http://www.sonc.com_ (http://www.sonc.com/)