On 23 Aug 2004 at 17:30, Paul McEvoy wrote: > 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?
I develop and scan my B&W films, scanning B&W films well is quite difficult, far more so than producing a quality traditional print from a well exposed negative. > 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? An understanding of the principle may be an advantage but if you are alluding to practical experience I don't think this is necessary. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
