[Leica] C41 B&W?

[SonC at aol.com (SonC@aol.com)]

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:

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> 
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/)