From: nigel@kathunk.phaedrav.on.ca (Nigel M Burnett)
Subject: Re: Black and White Photography - Can I do it?
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SUE DAKIMOWICZ (sue-d@nwu.edu) wrote:
: 
: Well now, let me get back to my question.  I love black and white
: photography (nature scenes and old buildings).  I'd love to try it.  Is all
: I have to do it insert a roll of B&W and start snapping away then take it
: to Walgreens for developing?  (yes I am an amatuer)  Should I get a
: polarizing filter?
 
My mail replay to you bounced so here it is costing the net dozens if
not scores of schillings:



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susan dakimowicz :unknown QM user; 
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You're mostly right.  If you are satisfied with the results from your
local ?drugstore?, then I suggest Ilford XP2 film.  This is B&W film
that is processed in the normal soup (C-41) for colour film that you've
been using.  However, the IQ of 2 computer that does the colour
balancing will go nuts with a monochrome image.  Make sure that the
people where you take it understand this and emphasise that you want
ALL your money back (including film cost) is you get green snow and
purple great Aunt Matilda.

And for next Christmas, you can get very well setup to do your own
B&W 35mm for well under $500 - tanks/trays/enlarger/chemicals/paper.

If you've got a 4x8 space, building a permanent darkroom is easily
done for $200 of drywall/ 2x4s/wires/plumbing if the labour is free.

Keep in touch - I just did my 71st roll of B&W for 1992!

Cheers
Nigel

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From: nigel@kathunk.phaedrav.on.ca (Nigel M Burnett)
To: sue-d@nwu.edu (SUE DAKIMOWICZ)
Subject: Re: Black and White Photography - Can I do it?



-- 
The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of
a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others.  His own
good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant.   John Stuart Mill

Nigel Burnett: 78 Normandy Blvd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4L 3K3 416-690-1834
Send e-mail to nigel@kathunk.phaedrav.on.ca or try uunet.ca!kink!kathunk!nigel