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[filmscanners] RE: Modern photography...
Hi Ken,
> -Is hours in the darkroom this still the best way to get
> fantastic B&W pics?
Not in my opinion...read on...
> -Should I shoot film then use a film scanner to
> manipulate and print?
IMO, yes.
> -Which film?
For B&W, I shoot Tri-X and Plus-X.
> -Should I shoot digital then use PhotoShop to make it
> monochrome?
That, IMO, will not produce near as nice an image as film.
> -Should I use the same approach for color pics?
Not sure of the question...but I only have a strong opinion on B&W.
> -Which is the best process to print a B&W digital pic?
IMO, Piezography...or at least a quad-tone inkjet printer.
> Is there an online service to do so?
B&W, not sure.
> -I just got the CanoScan 8400f flatbed scanner- will I be
> happy with the results? Should I cough-up another $200
> and get the CanoScan 9950f or Epson 4870?
No idea.
The best B&W results I have seen, has been medium format (or larger) Plus-X
developed in D-76 1:1, and Tri-X same development. Scanned (I use a
Leafscan 45) and printed using Piezography on an Epson 3000. The results,
IMO, are better than I was ever able to achieve printing in the darkroom,
and I had a lot of B&W darkroom experience. The ability to use setpoints
and tonal curves of the scanned image gives me better images IMO.
Regards,
Austin
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