Who buys into this?

kshapero said:
Film for B&W and Digital for color. I hear this often. Who does this and why? Who doesn't and why.
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I do it the other way around.;)

I use digital for B&W and film for color. I find myself having a hard time processing color digitally but I love the colors I get from Ektar 100. Meanwhile, I came to the point that I like what I get from my digital B&W.
 
I do it for the look of B&W film especially its tonality which I haven't yet seen in digital prints. I never really shot color until my family started whingeing about how long it would take to see pictures. I bought a digital camera that requires minimal PP and now everyone's happy. I still much prefer to look at B&W prints though.
 
I don't "buy into it". For me, it is "start with film, finish with digital". In other words, I shoot both color and B&W film, get the film developed and scanned and use my computer instead of a darkroom.
Small prints I can do myself, big prints I send the files out.
Rob
 
rbiemer said:
I don't "buy into it". For me, it is "start with film, finish with digital". In other words, I shoot both color and B&W film, get the film developed and scanned and use my computer instead of a darkroom.
Small prints I can do myself, big prints I send the files out.
Rob
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I wouldn't dare to try to convince anyone else of this but these are the rules I generally apply: B&W film for shots where structure is the subject e.g. tree bark or architecture, Colour slide where the depiction of colour is necessary e.g. most landscapes, digital for when I don't really give a toss but just need a picture of something.
 
I use film for everything (color and B/W) just because I enjoy shooting with my film cameras more (if I had an M9 I might feel differently). I use digital when I need results quickly and/or when I know the recipient needs that technical look.
 
Quality.

Silver halide prints for B+W (scans can be good but even the best are... well... different)

Digi for colour (quality difference much smaller in almost all cases).

Cheers,

R.
 
I do. I shoot B&W/BW400CN/Cheap color film to get film images for B&W end product. I shoot a DSLR for Color. I prefer film's "look and feel" to digital for B&W. I only leave a color film output "color" if someone likes the picture.
 
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I do this. I just happen to like shooting black and white film. Never really got into converting color to black and white. I've seen it done well and have no issues with it just don't do it myself...
 
I use film for B&W. 99% of colour is digital- I still have 4 rolls of Ektar in 120 that I may end up giving away. If you shoot raw then any film look is available with literally a few clicks. I love reala but the costs, the wait, and getting back dirty negs from the 'pro' lab make digital the winner for colour.
 
kshapero said:
Film for B&W and Digital for color. I hear this often. Who does this and why? Who doesn't and why.
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If you process and print your own b&w, and you're good enough at it to produce consistent results, then I think you might reasonably be able to state that as a personal preference.

But, if you don't print, either b&w or color, the distinction seems moot to me.
 
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