Digital BW, The Print

>I am also familar with many reasons for using color film for B&W (in the
digital age), but
>not potential disadvantages.

I make gallery quality fine art b&w prints (occasionally) from scanned
negatives but I always use black and white film (TMax 100 and Ilford HP5+).
It's never occurred to me to use color film, partly because I didn't think
there were any advantages to doing so and there were at least two known
disadvantages (loss of the ability to process the film myself using the zone
system for contrast control and the additional cost involved in buying the
film and having a lab process it).  I realize this isn't responsive to your
question but why would you use color film instead of the black and white you
now use?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Graham" <gebilwil@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 4:03 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] color film for B&W?




Hi

Does anyone out there regularly (mainly) use color film to produce gallery
quality fine art
B&W prints?

If so, two questions:

1.  what kind of film and why?

2.  what disadvantages do you find?

as a standard of comparison, I am currently using Plus X.  For samples of my
work see
www.sgraham.com.

I am also familar with many reasons for using color film for B&W (in the
digital age), but
not potential disadvantages.

Thanks
Scott






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