jaapv Posted February 25, 2007 Share #1  Posted February 25, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I had not really used B&W since the late sixties. Since then just slides, the occasional colour negative film. Now I have the M8, and it looks so good.. I find myself converting to B&W ever more. Why? I cannot rationalize this.  Snowscape with Church (posted before)   The Singer    The Listener     The Watcher   Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 25, 2007 Posted February 25, 2007 Hi jaapv, Take a look here This M8 is pushing me. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Guest guy_mancuso Posted February 25, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted February 25, 2007 LOL because you can and it is something different. It's all good for you just enjoy the images. Besides that i have been looking at your work for almost over a year and you have a damn good eye. Feel good about that and enjoy the the B&W , we are. LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 25, 2007 Author Share #3 Â Posted February 25, 2007 Thanks Guy. It feels good to hear that from somebody of your level Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveEP Posted February 25, 2007 Share #4 Â Posted February 25, 2007 Jaapv, great shots.... love them.... Â The M8 does have a way of doing this doesn't it? Â I shot an M3 in the 70s and got lots of great B&W, but lost my way after that.... but like you I am loving the B&W again..... Â In fact, it's got me doing a whole new series on buildings and scenes in my local area..... This is just one.... Â Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 25, 2007 Author Share #5 Â Posted February 25, 2007 Now I have to find a way of getting decent B&W prints .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffreyTotaro Posted February 25, 2007 Share #6 Â Posted February 25, 2007 Look into the Epson 2400 or 4800 printers. They work extremely well! There's also a new 3800 which is 17" but takes only sheet. I use ColorBurst RIP with my 4800 and the b&w is very neutral. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveEP Posted February 25, 2007 Share #7 Â Posted February 25, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Now I have to find a way of getting decent B&W prints .... Â Ah, the eternal search... Â I am going to the Focus On Imaging show in the the UK this week to try to solve that very quest. It turns out that Canon will not be there - so it's looking like I will only get to see Epson and HP. Not sure that's enough - and may take more research. Â I would probably head for the Epson 4800 but I really would like built in colour profiling that the HP has. Of course, the HP only has one Black/Grey cartridge, and fewer paper options. Hmmm..... maybe the next round of Epson printers will be worth waiting for .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 25, 2007 Author Share #8 Â Posted February 25, 2007 My problem is that I still like bromide papers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LichMD Posted February 26, 2007 Share #9 Â Posted February 26, 2007 Yes, it's wonderful isn't it? To be pushed. To be challenged, to see things differently? The M8 is really making me reevaluate my photography. It's one of the things I'm enjoying the most about having/using it. Enjoy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted February 26, 2007 Share #10  Posted February 26, 2007 I had not really used B&W since the late sixties. Since then just slides, the   The Watcher    occasional colour negative film. Now I have the M8, and it looks so good.. I find myself converting to B&W ever more. Why? I cannot rationalize this.  Snowscape with Church (posted before)   The Singer    The Listener   Why rationalize it? Just enjoy it :-) You can't get a better B&W image from a digital camera.  Wilfredo+ Benitez-Rivera Photography Benitez-Rivera Photography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grober Posted February 26, 2007 Share #11 Â Posted February 26, 2007 Yup. The more we experience with the M8, the more we find out how little we know. Â We need a pool of documented "best M8 practices" that can be read and used to improve our individual work. I now have so many questions. Â Here's just one: anyone carry and use a white balance card with their M8? If so, which one seems to be best? (WiBal, Grey Kard, etc.) Â -g Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley Posted February 26, 2007 Share #12  Posted February 26, 2007 hoi hoi jaap  its a mystery why B&W looks so nice who here would contemplate turning the colour down on their TV ?  Webcam Hellevoetsluis interactief  say cheese ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent J. Peterson Posted February 26, 2007 Share #13 Â Posted February 26, 2007 I'm just starting out with my brand new M8 and find myself enjoying the black and white look on a lot of files. I don't have IR filters yet and I assume this is why the M8 is yielding better B&W results than my previous digital SLR's. I'm using the B&W profiles from C1 to convert my files, but I wonder what's considered the best way to make a B&W file? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley Posted February 26, 2007 Share #14 Â Posted February 26, 2007 ay yup welcome to the forum Brent actually thats an entirely subjective q/a what ever floats your boat I guess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
j. borger Posted February 26, 2007 Share #15 Â Posted February 26, 2007 Now I have to find a way of getting decent B&W prints .... Do not be satisfied with descent ..... Epson R2400 + Hahnemuhle fineart pearl ........... the B&W pictures shine right out of the box .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 26, 2007 Author Share #16 Â Posted February 26, 2007 Thanks Han, I will look into that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted February 26, 2007 Share #17 Â Posted February 26, 2007 I can support the kudos for the Epson R2400. Great printer. I have yet to experiment a lot with B&W but what little I have done has been very promising. No bronzing, great tonality! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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