Hi all,
I am about to do some B&W shooting of mainly things outdoors, but I may
also copy some colour illustrations in B&W - all for a book that will have only
B&W illustrations as a cost saver, vs colour which is horribly expensive.
I will have to get the film developed commercially, and any printing will
probably be in an Agfa digital lab, although I may look for other options.
So ... here's a question that is probably stupid, but I ask it because my
experience of commercial B&W processing here is that the prints that I end
up are usually horribly contrasty, whereas I want a smooth range of tones
with a lot of grey-scale if that is available in the subject. I probably do not
want black backs and white whites.
And fine grain will be mandatory. I do not want grain to show at all if
possible.
The question - what film will be best.
I have Ilford Pad F in the camera at the moment (asa 50) and have just
bought a roll of Ilford HP5 - asa 125.
What comments / advice do you have, and what else can I do other than
decide on film ?
I note that Agfa Scala has just turned up here for sale - $22 NZ per 36 exp
roll. Has to be processed outside NZ somewhere. Does Scala have any
advantage?
I have to get this all right first time round. There is just not enough time to
do
re-takes.
Non OM content. The NZ Silver Ferns have just won the second (also won
the 1st) in the 3-game series with the Australian National team at Netball. A
nail-biting finish. The valiant koalas nearly got us at the end but not quite !!
I don;t often watch TV except for 30 minutes news & weather, but this was
worth making an exception for.
Brian
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