Film recomendations which film should i use

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Some one posted a question on the G2 thread regarding which films are best for scanning.

For B&W, I have started using the Kodak Portra 400BW and it works very well in prints and scanning as well. Very fine grain with good latitude. It is a c-41 film so you can process it almost everywhere. I will try to post some non edited pics to the gallery for reference.

According to Fuji and Kodak, most of the newer films are optimized for scanning.

 

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"I have been using Supra 100 kodak professional with my G1 setup. For a good day to day film (travel, street, landscape, etc) is this film choice ok? Can someone recommend a few others to demo? Thanks."

 

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Anyone on this list ever tried B&W positive films? - I would like to find out the following

1 - Which brand makes them for 35mm
2 - Does it require special processing?
3 - Why use or not use it.

-Thanks,

 

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>How well does it (Portra B&W film) print if you use an enlarger on B&W paper?

 

[Guest]

> > For B&W, I have started using the Kodak Portra 400BW and it works very>> well in prints and scanning as well. Very fine grain with good> latitude. It> is a c-41 film so you can process it almost everywhere.

I havent been following this thread , but I fully agree that this film scans very nicely indeed . I find I'm using it virtually all the time and getting great B&W digital prints at the end of it. Steve

 

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> "I have been using Supra 100 kodak professional with my G1 setup. For> a good day to day film (travel, street, landscape, etc) is this film> choice ok? Can someone recommend a few others to demo? Thanks."

It really depends on what sort of results you are after and in what medium - presumably prints in this case . Personally , I would anticipate using different films for each of the subjects you mention - certainly street photography lends itself to B&W in my opinion , rather than colour . Steve

 

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> >How well does it (Portra B&W film) print if you use an enlarger on> B&W paper?

Never tried it , but as good as it is I expect it wouldnt be as contrasty as traditional silver films . It has a good tonal range so you should be able to get decent prints in the darkroom too . Steve

 

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> Anyone on this list ever tried B&W positive films?

Almon,

The only B&W positive film I know of is Agfa Scala. It requires special processing, and there are only a few labs around the world. There's no lab for it here in Hong Kong so I haven't tried it.

It has a good reputation for quality. The main reason to use it might be for projecting in a slide projector.

You can find all the info about it, including a list of lab locations, on Agfa's web site.

Regards,

Craig

 

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> I have shot a number of cartridges of Agfa Scala and enjoy the ability to shoot black and white images of great permanence, without having to search for local B&W print processing. The Agfa site has a nice discussion of pull-processing (and shooting with ISO 100) to get less contrast, or push-processing (and shooting with ISO 400/800 to get more contrast. I have only shot it at the normal rating of ISO 200. Exposure should be fairly accurate to achieve the best results, as with all slide films. I have used mailers from Adorama sent to the lab in Miami, and have without fail gotten my slides back (cardboard mount, in approx. 2 weeks).

 

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I have tried agfa scala before and I have been please with the quality. B&w slides are something different. Gamma pro imaging in Vancouver, B.C. is the only place I know that will deal with this film, and they send it somewhere in Ontario, I think. Have fun, peter