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> Stiner, Jason wrote:
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> Again, I'm not sure what speed I'm looking for. I would like as little
> grain as possible. I am interested in shooting both natural and urban/urban
> decay landscapes. I am currently shooting Provia 100 and Velvia color
> slides. Not knowing much about B&W film (hence this discussion), is it
> better to shoot slide or print film when going with B&W?
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Agfa makes a b&w slide film, but it doesn't print well on type R paper,
there is no true b&w paper equivalent. I used to shoot Tri-X, but the
boys in yellow discontinued that years ago. Now I shoot Ilford XP-2, a
C-41 process b&w film. Shot at ISO200 rather than the rated 400, it
exhibits very good grain characteristics. Generally, with more
traditional b&w film, as with color film, the slower the speed, the
finer the grain.
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