If you are shooting B&W ONLY and can only choose one, which one?

[kxl]

... and WHY? Just curious.

- Color capture and convert in post-processing

- B&W film

- Monochrom

 

[Vince Lupo]

Monochrom. Just because.

 

[bonatto]

film, at the end of the day, you've got something tangible. that appeals to me.

 

[Bill Clark]

B&W with film.

Have an analog darkroom. Now that I'm old, I still like making B&W prints. It's my photographic roots!

Besides I have a nice sized garbage can in my darkroom! Ha!

 

[slidesandthecity]

B&W film, because I don't own a 'real' digital camera and printing in the darkroom is so much fun.

 

[Takkun]

Film.
I love the look of Tmax and I think my film processing competence has overshadowed my trust in digital cameras.

 

[rfaspen]

I know its not fair, but I'm going to choose 2, but rank them.

1. Monochrom
2. BW film and scan

I love my film gear and it serves me well. But I have abandoned the wet darkroom. I still develop film and love that process, but from there its mainly digital workflow. A Monochrom would fit my needs well, but I get great results with the film-n-scan approach too.

Then again, I don't have a Monochrom... entry cost is too steep for me.

 

[helen.HH]

Yummy Yummy Film....
Simply for its Imperfection & the way it renders Light

 

[stompyq]

B&W film no question. I get multiple different formats and various different looks and multiple layers of control. No wet printing though. Just scan. Definitely no to the monochrome. Color capture and convert is appealing but if I were to choose only one then would always pick B&W film

 

[Ko.Fe.]

I have tried it with digital cameras. Good solution if too much noise 🙂
I choose "B&W Film" couple of years ago, as format which is pleasing my eyes.
Learned how to wet print this winter.
Haven't tried FB yet, they say this is where B&W is, not grey 🙂

 

[hausen]

I answered Monochrom because I have one. I am digital for B&W and Velvia for colour.

 

[Lauffray]

I find BW to be more versatile in cases where the light isn't very interesting or the place isn't very colourful, I could still come out with decent pictures.

 

[Sejanus.Aelianus]

If I were and I had to, I'd go digital.

However, I don't and I needn't, so I'll continue to use film or digital as I wish.

:angel:

 

[Ansel]

Film because I print my own images in my darkroom and that satisfies me more than any digital computer workflow or end result has to date.

Digital still has a long way to go before it reaches maturity. Film is already a mature medium.

Film looks simply better to me.

 

[shortstop]

for me the tangibility of the negative is crucial. the digital post-processing allows a greater intervention in comparison to the work that can be done in the darkroom. maybe shooting in digital and save the best shots on film support would be the optimum. so the archives would be reduced and we can not maintain so many negative useless. But until now I do as I have always done: film and non automatic camera. Simplier.
So I vote BW film.

 

[michaelwj]

I know its not fair, but I'm going to choose 2, but rank them.

1. Monochrom
2. BW film and scan

I love my film gear and it serves me well. But I have abandoned the wet darkroom. I still develop film and love that process, but from there its mainly digital workflow. A Monochrom would fit my needs well, but I get great results with the film-n-scan approach too.

Then again, I don't have a Monochrom... entry cost is too steep for me.

This sums up my position pretty well. I currently only shot B&W anyway.
However, IF I had a monochrome I might vote only for film, or only the Monochrom. I think the appeal of the monochrome is somewhat tied to elusiveness.

Michael

 

[benlees]

Film. 'Cause I still stub my toe on that enlarger in the corner.

 

[jpmac55]

Not having a film camera, my choice was easy.

 

[anjoca76]

Film, beautiful film.

 

[thegman]

Film, probably XP2, except that it's not available in 4x5.

So maybe TMax 400 and process myself.