What's your opinion

[Anonymous]

Thanks guys all i have is A 35mm camera i uesed color the first time but im thinkin about usin B&W this time just to give it that old fashioned look
something to make it look good and make it look like it was taken years ago
[8D]you think thatll do it

[jchnhtfd]

Larry has some good points about film... but... if you really take a lot of pictures, even high end digital is going to come out cheaper. There is one thing I neglected to mention, though: to really make digital sing, you will need a good computer (high end Mac or PC) and really good image processing software, such as Adobe.

[tree68]

I don't have much experience with high-end digitals, but I'm quite familiar with good old 35's. If you can afford a really good digital, and have the means to manipulate the images, go for it, by all means. If not, you can shoot a lot of pictures for $1000. As I mentioned before, you can do some really neat stuff with high speed B&W. For many years the medium of choice was slides, versus print film. In the color arena, it's possible to do things with film (like reciprocity failure) that are probably nearly impossible with a digital.

Another plus in the pocket of B&W film is that developing it yourself is fairly easy and inexpensive. I haven't done it in quite a while, but the equipment is still in the cupboard. If you want to take a lot of pictures inexpensively, that's your best option. Print what you really like, archive the rest for the day you remember you took a picture of that now-rare GP-something or other. Color is more finicky to develop - might as well use the one hour labs. My comment about print what you like and archive can also be said for slides.

I've scanned negative and slides - I'd rather have the resolution of an original any day.

On the other hand, I've seen some really great shots taken with "disposable" cameras...

[Anonymous]

Take color. If you want it in B&W, get the negatives re-developed, or scan it and change it yourself

[jchnhtfd]

Is this heresy, or what? I use a really good digital camera (Canon PowerShot -- my son drives me nuts; he uses a Canon 10D SLR). That way if I want colour, I can get colour (and adjust it, too, as needed). If I want black and white, I can simulate in my local friendly (well... maybe not friendly!) computer any black and white film/filter combination I want -- pan, ortho, filters, you name it. The PowerShot is good for enlargement to about 11x14 (inches). The 10D will happily go to 22x28.

And the PowerShot gets about 200 shots on a flashcard; the 10D works out to between 200 and 24, depending on resolution and storage options. Beats carrying a case of film...

[AlcoRS11Nut]

I like both.

[techguy57]

Why not both. When I plan on shooting B&W I usually bring along an instant camera as well so I can shoot both. I always like having both and have found that some of the color shots came out much better than expected.

Mike

[piggyjo]

I would photograph a UP in color, to capture that bold yellow orange.[8D]

[tree68]

Depends on what you are trying to do. B&W gives that classic look, and for available light night shots, there's nothing like ASA1000 Tri-ex Pan. For a nice fall colors shot, though, nothing like color, of course. I can make the digital do both. I like the idea of carrying both, so I can shoot what's best for the situation.

[Modelcar]

....For such a scene with the vastness and details and shadows I would vote for black and white.

[Anonymous]

I'm happy either way,just love to see that locomotive in action!!

[JoeKoh]

Either way is a good idea to me
happy pics
stay safe
joe

[vsmith]

Personally BW film is by far the best.Theres a really good alternative to the hassle of BW processing, there is now BW film that uses C41 color 1-hr processing. Just ask for BW with c-41 processing at a good camera shop. It costs the same and mekes some really nice prints.

[Anonymous]

Im wandering when UP 3985 comes back which would look better color film or Black & white [?]