Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Group - I have a few fairly basic questions regarding the types of film to use. It might even be a little to general for this Leica forum, although I will be using the film in a M6. Hope this is okay... Basically I would like to know the arguments for choosing slide film over negative film (or vice versa). I have heard that slide film is more sensitive to exact lighting, but that's about it. My general processing practice is to have the film developed and scan the negatives (Nikon Coolscan III), so I basically do not care for the slide-projector argument too much. A related question concerns black and white photography. Do I obtain best results if I purchase actual B/W film, or can I just as well use colour (slide/negative) film and convert the scans later in PS? If there are pointers to documentation on this issue, I would be pleased too! Thanks up front! - -- Erik van der Meulen <e.van.der.meulen@avondel.com> - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html