It's not that you need to develop anything, really. But: It's a bit like the Alchemists. They didn't really want to make gold!! It was the process that was important - the knowlegde they achieved by trying. (The alchemist believed that cosmic radiation was going to change their souls/brains. The chemicals was just the monitor, to show them when it had actually happened).
You don't really understand exposing film: Light, shadow, blocked out highlights, too dense shadows, contrast, brightness etc. etc. before you have actually spent time in a dark room, trying to getthe best ofut of your shots. Even Adobe Photoshop's user-interface is based on traditional darkroom techniques. Anyway. I develop my own B/W film (mostly Ilford Delta 100 and 400 and HP4+ ) develop them in Ilfotech (because of long expire time). Then I scan on a flatbed scanner with a film insert: Epson Perfection 3200 Photo. Gook luck. All the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Paul McEvoy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 23. august 2004 19:30 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: black and white from the questioner: What kind of scanners are people using? Are most of you developing your black and white film yourselves and scanning it in? Is a cheaper scanner adequate? Is there a reason that I've read in any number of places that in order to be a good photographer you need to learn how to develop b+w film? Thanks in advance Paul
