wolf_rainer_schmalfuss Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Hello Ben! I really can recommend the ROLLEI R3 film, then you have a range of ISO 25 - ISO 6,400 to pick! It's a excellent 3-layer B&W film, and needs absolutely an pre-soaking! Recommended delopers are D76 (stock) or ROLLEI HIGH SPEED (RHS)! Give it a try! Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bljkasfdljkasfdljskfa Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 "I really can recommend the ROLLEI R3 film, then you have a range of ISO 25 - ISO 6,400 to pick! It's a excellent 3-layer B&W film, and needs absolutely an pre-soaking! Recommended delopers are D76 (stock) or ROLLEI HIGH SPEED (RHS)! Give it a try!" You are recommending because you are selling it? At those prices you'll just continue to recommend it ad nauseum (without selling much). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgelfand Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Since you will be shooting in bright sun to overcast and since the art does not move, I would suggest Ilford PanF+ (ISO 50) developed in Rodinal 1:50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark liddell Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 B&w film scans very poorly on the 9000 (and possibly others, I haven't tried) since it enlarges grain very significantly. I would shoot ilford XP2 for this reason or acros in xtol if you can live with iso 100. Slide film scans very well (convert to b&w) but the contrast on sunny days may be too high. Why *must* you scan the film and print digitally? A good darkroom print looks far better than scanned b&w film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_wickerham Posted November 27, 2006 Author Share Posted November 27, 2006 I *must* use scanning and digital printing because I am a Digital Arts major and that process is the basis for my departmental thesis work. I am aware the differences and implications, but that was not part of my question. Thank you for your suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_s6 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Didn't there was such a thing as "digital art". Seems a contradiction in terms, like "military intelligence". If that is was is passing for part of a college course on image making, looks like I'll have to steer my son clear of it. I can teach him better myself in the darkroom. Film is for photography.......digital is for CDs & DVDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydressler Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Keep an open mind. It was a digital photography and image making class that got my Daughter intersted in Film photography. She is now an Art major. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_wickerham Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 That is exactly why I asked a film question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydressler Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 Keep true to yourself Ben and keep asking. I understand. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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