[filmscanners] Re: Modern photography...

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There is nothing like B&W negatives for longevity. I'm not sure how much
advantage there is in medium format these days given the quality of 35m
film. If you use 300 dpi as a guide, you can figure out how many pixel
you need to get a good print.  I think you will be quite happy with a
film scanner scanning either you medium format or getting a new camera
and going 35mm .I don't think you will be happy with digital prints, at
least not the photo ink jet printers on the consumer market. I haven't
see a late model dye-sub, so I can't comment on that technology.

Just an FYI, digital cameras have color masks, so a desaturated image is
not really B&W.

All that said, I'm betting film will be the lunatic fringe in a decade.
Welcome to the asylum.

Ken McKaba wrote:

>I have been out of touch with photography for a few years
>and recently dusted off my old Rolleiflex 6x6 to find
>myself in the digital age.  I am trying to make sense of
>how serious photography is done in the 21st century.
>I've brought the issue up to various people and everyone
>has a different opinion- I bet folks on this list will a
>few new ones.
>
>I always loved shooting B&W in my old Rolleiflex- I like
>the large square format.  I do portraits, studio figure
>stuff, landscapes, etc.  I used to spend hours in the
>darkroom and followed the Zone system to some extent.
>
>My questions:
>
>-Is hours in the darkroom this still the best way to get
>fantastic B&W pics?
>
>-Should I shoot film then use a film scanner to
>manipulate and print?
>
>-Which film?
>
>-Should I shoot digital then use PhotoShop to make it
>monochrome?
>
>-Should I use the same approach for color pics?
>
>-Which is the best process to print a B&W digital pic?
>Is there an online service to do so?
>
>-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?
>
>Thanks a lot,
>Ken
>
>
>
>
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