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dyuhas

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...shooting and developing B&W film (medium & large format) instead of shooting color film and converting it to B&W?

I don't do my own printing. I scan the negs and send sRGB files to a lab.

What, if any, are the advantages of shooting B&W film vs color given the ability to convert B&W?
 

CGW

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Tonal range?
 

Jerevan

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I think you would be better off asking this question over at DPUG instead.
 

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Many of us stress over every little detail in shooting and processing so that we can get the result we want from our B&W film. If you feel shooting color film and lab processing meets your needs, then why not?
 

Allen Friday

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There have been several discussions of the advantages and disadvantages of shooting color over black and white film for scanning over on the LF Forum.
 

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Do an experiment yourself. It is not easy to recreate the look of B&W film. If you are an expert in Photoshop, just about anything is possible though.
 
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