B&W Film recommendations

alvin · 11th September 2003

Hi!
Going to a pub (part of itinerary

) so wanna take some mood shots with B&W film, thing is, i never tried it before.

Would appreciate brand recommendations. I will most probably be using a prime 50mm, 400 iso or thereabouts; I want the grain. Will not use the flash. Dun wanna attract attention.

Also, filters for B&W? I just acquired an 80B filter today (tungsten correction), can it be used for improving contrast in B&W? Thanks!

Regards,
Alvin

patch17 · 11th September 2003

Originally Posted by alvin

Hi!
Going to a pub (part of itinerary ) so wanna take some mood shots with B&W film, thing is, i never tried it before.

Would appreciate brand recommendations. I will most probably be using a prime 50mm, 400 iso or thereabouts; I want the grain. Will not use the flash. Dun wanna attract attention.

Also, filters for B&W? I just acquired an 80B filter today (tungsten correction), can it be used for improving contrast in B&W? Thanks!

Regards,
Alvin

hmmm... 400 may not be fast enough for a pub atmosphere. suggest a faster film, say 1600.

alvin · 11th September 2003

Any brands to recommend?

11th September 2003

Hello Alvin,

that filters is not to give you contrast. filters like yellow, orange, red, green, yellow-orange is for B/W photography. you wanna learn how to process 3200 ISO B/W film to be like 400 ISO B/W film??

alvin · 11th September 2003

Ok great i'll check out what these filters do

What?! 3200 speed with 400 grain?! I'd be interested of course... provided it doesn't cost a bomb

11th September 2003

Normal i don't use filters in your kind of scenario. I will over expose by at least 1/2 stops or rate the film at ISO 320 for 400 film, ISO 1600 for 3200 film. I will usually varies the processing time according to the exposure I have.eg if I feel that I have a roll slightly underexposure, I can counter back with the processing.

BTW, do you like the B/W pics I take?? They were taken with orange filters. for people shots, I use yellow-orange. not so contrast.

The setup cost around S$130 depending on what you get.

1.DEV tank
2.measure cylinder
3.dark bag
4.film picker
5.film clips
6.themometer
7.film developer
8.fixer
9.stop bath
10.photo sponge

alvin · 11th September 2003

Hmm that's quite a bit of equipment for the price... will try it out after my exams

11th September 2003	#1
alvin Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London, United Kingdom Posts: 611	B&W Film recommendations Hi! Going to a pub (part of itinerary ) so wanna take some mood shots with B&W film, thing is, i never tried it before. Would appreciate brand recommendations. I will most probably be using a prime 50mm, 400 iso or thereabouts; I want the grain. Will not use the flash. Dun wanna attract attention. Also, filters for B&W? I just acquired an 80B filter today (tungsten correction), can it be used for improving contrast in B&W? Thanks! Regards, Alvin

11th September 2003	#6
andylee Guests Posts: n/a	Normal i don't use filters in your kind of scenario. I will over expose by at least 1/2 stops or rate the film at ISO 320 for 400 film, ISO 1600 for 3200 film. I will usually varies the processing time according to the exposure I have.eg if I feel that I have a roll slightly underexposure, I can counter back with the processing. BTW, do you like the B/W pics I take?? They were taken with orange filters. for people shots, I use yellow-orange. not so contrast. The setup cost around S$130 depending on what you get. 1.DEV tank 2.measure cylinder 3.dark bag 4.film picker 5.film clips 6.themometer 7.film developer 8.fixer 9.stop bath 10.photo sponge Last edited by andylee; 11th September 2003 at 11:23 PM.