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andybarton · 05/11/08, 04:03 PM

Perfectly feasible, especially if you use C41 b&w film as your comparator. Colour film, won't ever give you that Tri-X look, though.

The B&W shots on my 2008 web pages were often shot on Reala and then converted.

You will probably need the M3 (and maybe the lenses too) CLA'd. 15 years in a box is a long time to be sitting doing nothing, and the shutter speeds could well be off by now. It will really be worthwhile.

05/11/08, 04:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
andybarton Moderator Join Date: 06/21/06 Location: Airstrip 1 - 53:17:00N 03:04:00W Posts: 7,618	Re: Q: using color film and converting to b/w digitally Perfectly feasible, especially if you use C41 b&w film as your comparator. Colour film, won't ever give you that Tri-X look, though. The B&W shots on my 2008 web pages were often shot on Reala and then converted. You will probably need the M3 (and maybe the lenses too) CLA'd. 15 years in a box is a long time to be sitting doing nothing, and the shutter speeds could well be off by now. It will really be worthwhile. __________________ Cheers, Andy ___________________________ 2008 Spring Collection now released