Re: B/W Film Advice Needed

[P. J. Alling]

Any High Speed film will be grainy, and 400 is a high speed film.  I'd 
use the slowest speed film I could find.  That's likely to Plus X Pan, 
I'd recommend Ilfords Pan F but I've found Plus X to have a nicer grain 
structure.

Joseph Tainter wrote:
I need to photograph, in black-and-white, some landscapes in southeast 
Utah with prehistoric ruins in them. The vegetation will be mainly 
sage (very pale green) and junipers (darker green). The last time I 
shot b/w was about 5 years ago. I believe it was Tmax 400, and I found 
it disappointing. It was grainy, and I had thought that these films 
were supposed to have less grain. I've never tried the chromogenic b/w 
films.

So what do b/w shooters recommend for a low-grain landscape film with 
good tonal range?

I plan to use a yellow filter as a compromise, to lighten the 
vegetation just a bit and darken the sky just a bit. If I need to I'll 
use a split nd filter to darken the sky further. Other filter 
recommendations welcome.

Thanks,

Joe




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