My favorite B/W experience was Plus-X in the Pentax 6x7. Delta 3200 was great for indoor available light. And in that big a format, grain was minimal. But I did all my own processing, so it was much more time consuming than digital. I still have half a dozen rolls of Plus-X and one or two Delta 3200 in the freezer. One of these days I'm going to shoot them. Then, I'm going to pack up my darkroom and sell it or give it to a school. The 6x7 will eventually go as well. Can't hang on forever, and I don't really have time for it all. Paul On Jul 1, 2006, at 1:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
> Thanks for the explanation. Love crisp and clean B&W. Once sought out > labs that didn't use warm Iford paper, for example. Also, provided > cooler paper to labs at times. > The LX, ME Super Program and ME Super experience was/is uniquely > enjoyable, but I find the total convenience and help provided by my > MZ-S as totally exhilarating. > > Jack > > --- Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The look of B&W film is the main thing. I've seen some superb digital >> >> B&W, but it has a distinctly different look from fast B&W film (I >> find >> that Digital B&W looks like Tmax 100 without the TMax muddy tones, >> very >> crisp and clean). >> >> Also I find that shooting with a manual SLR to be distinctly >> pleasurable >> in a way that no DSLR can match. It's just a different experience. >> >> And yes, I do shoot digital as well. I prefer it for most colour >> work. >> >> -Adam >> >> >> Jack Davis wrote: >> >>> Adam, >>> I'd be interested in knowing what it is that you "want" that film >> alone >>> satisfies. >>> I'm not doubting your word, just mulling the digital switch. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Jack >>> >>> --- Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> People are still buying them. >>>> >>>> In fact some of us are quite happily shooting film, and intend to >>>> shoot >>>> film as long as it's available. Digital is nice, but it doesn't do >>>> everything I want. >>>> >>>> -Adam >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Don Williams wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> I don't quite understand why new 35mm bodies are being made at >> all. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Two >>>> >>>> >>>>> film makers (that I know of) have stopped making 35mm film and the >>>>> >>>>> >>>> sales >>>> >>>> >>>>> of digital cameras keeps climbing -- and the prices keep coming >>>>> >>>>> >>>> down. >>>> >>>> >>>>> Will good high res film continue to be available? If so I think I >>>>> >>>>> >>>> ought >>>> >>>> >>>>> to get the Wild/Leica Microscope camera out of the cupboard -- >> where >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I >>>> >>>> >>>>> put it when the *ist D arrived. >>>>> >>>>> Don >>>>> >>>>> Bob Shell wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Jun 30, 2006, at 8:30 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> This little guy's been around for a year or two. From the few >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> reviews >>>> >>>> >>>>>>> I've read about it, it seems to be mechanically very similar (if >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> not >>>> >>>> >>>>>>> identical) to the K-mount bodies offered by Phoenix, Vivitar, >>>>>>> Promaster, etc. However, the last time I picked up a Promaster >>>>>>> K-body, IIRC it was made in China or Thailand. The VSL43 is >> made >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> in >>>> >>>> >>>>>>> Japan, so I may be completely wrong about the similarities. The >>>>>>> reviews do suggest that it has a very nice viewfinder. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> It's made by Cosina in Japan. Same innards as some of the >> Vivitar >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> SLR cameras. >>>>>> >>>>>> The Promaster you saw is a rebadged Seagull from China. >>>>>> >>>>>> Bob >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> __________________________________________________ >>> Do You Yahoo!? >>> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >>> http://mail.yahoo.com >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
