Walt,
You and your puny 6x9. Real photographers shoot large-format.
> I just finished loading a half dozen 6x9 sheet film holders
> with Efke PL 100. For those (most) of you who don't know,
> this is an old-fashioned B&W film with a very high silver
> content.
Sounds interesting. I'm shooting HP5+ souped in diluted DD-X
these days for the 4x5. Would be interested in learning more
about this film. Especially in spectral response. (if only
Delta 400 was available in 4x5)
> But I noticed that the instructions on the back of the film
> box say this: "The emulsioned [sic.] side of the film is
> facing you when the cutting is in the right or in the left
> lower corner." What's Croation for "upper right"? Good thing
> I still remember which way is which with sheet film.
Hmm. Unless they reinvented the standards, I'm pretty good at
guessing which way the notches are on 4x5.
> And shooting MF B&W more and more these days is keeping me
> further and further from digital. Digital don't do B&W worth
> a s**t.
Someday it will, but for now... I am testing one hybrid
method--shooting 4x5 B&W, making a contact print with as much
dodging and burning and tonal manipulations as possible and then
flatbed scanning the print into the computer for spotting and
digital output.
I hate the output yet, but improvements are happening. I'll
eventually get a quadtone type of setup, but for now I'm
compromising by making duotones.
> I'm going to take that promised afternoon nap now. Tomorrow,
> I'm going out early to do some real photography while the
> light is still magic and the coffee is kicking in. It'll be
> B&W, of course.
A well-printed medium or large-format B&W is a thing of beauty.
I've introduced B&W darkroom printing to several people who've
only known digital and they are just amazed at the tonalities
and richness that blossem forth from the prints.
Quote of the day: "That GRAIN looks so REAL!"
Well, duh!
AG
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