If I ever take up B&W film again, it will be chromogenic.
Why? Dust control!
The recent thread on HS yearbooks led me to dig out some of my earliest
B&W negs. I didn't start doing my own B&W 'til University, where the
photo club had nice darkroom facilities.
So. I've got this pile of negs, more than I remember. I find a couple of
interest that I recall, stick them in the holder and scan them. Scans
come out pretty nice. I open one up, only to find that it needs
extensive spotting for dust, hairs, whatever. Sure, I can take up more
careful measures that just a quick blast of dust-off. Probably time to
buy some Swiffer dusting sheets.
But with chromogenic B&W film, the IR dust removal would simply take
care of it automagically. Still, it looks like there will be at least a
few nice images in there when I work my may through the old negs. More
6x6 from the Rolleicord than I recalled, too. Where did those Instamatic
negs come from?? Nostalgia, here I come!
Here are the first couple of images from my serious sailing days.
<http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=AncientBW/UCYachtClub>
Moose
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