Thanks. I had assumed that with so much information available online on so many arbitrary topics that somewhere there would be a catalog of film that describes each one. Perhaps I'll start my own! The Digital Truth site looks promising.
For the time being, I won't be doing my own development. I agree that the entire development chain matters, but surely each unique film has its own characteristics that serve as the base for an image.
I shoot primarily B&W. I tend to prefer a look that is dark or moody with good contrast (but not too contrasty with little gray values), a film that can hold good shadow detail, a film with grain (from apparent to obvious). There are also times when I prefer a dark image with strong contrast, an image where the highlights pop out against a dark background.
For color, I prefer a smooth film with little grain.
And based on my experience with film types in Silver Efex Pro the higher up you go in ISO the more contrast there is in B&W film. In general, is this true? I know this may be silly to ask coming from the source, but it might serve as something of a useful reference.
