Do you shoot mostly b/w or colour film?

[crumpet8]

I shoot both. But a better answer is that it depends on the subject and what I want the final print to be. For example, if I am traveling then I will shoot mostly color, but if I see a subject that I will want to spend time in the darkroom working on, I will usually decide then if I want black & white or color. Nature photography is mostly color. If I have a particular subject that I want to work with, then usually black & white.

This is exactly what I do Interesting poll.

 

[removed-user-1]

At least 80% black and white.

 

[Sirius Glass]

I shoot both. But a better answer is that it depends on the subject and what I want the final print to be. For example, if I am traveling then I will shoot mostly color, but if I see a subject that I will want to spend time in the darkroom working on, I will usually decide then if I want black & white or color. Nature photography is mostly color. If I have a particular subject that I want to work with, then usually black & white.

When I am not shooting black & white film, I shoot color film. I never got the hang of colour film with its superfluous vowel.

 

[ME Super]

Most of what I shoot is 35mm color slide. I do shoot the occasional roll of B&W, and the occasional roll of color negative. Now that I have a medium format camera, it is highly likely that B&W and color negative film will be shot in 120, leaving the 35mm camera free for slides.

 

[Bob Carnie]

I use more black and white than colour, these days.

 

[dale116dot7]

I probably do 70% B&W - but usually with odd-duck films like SO-253 and TechPan. All of my colour is E6 - mostly Velvia and some Provia. I sort of flip back and forth though, sometimes I'll do 70% E6 and 30% B&W for a period. I'd say mostly B&W though.

 

[SuzanneR]

I was exclusively a b/w film shooter for many years... '03 when I built the darkroom until about 2011. Since then, I've been almost exclusively a color film shooter. Seems I go all in! Maybe it will swing back to b/w, someday?

 

[DWThomas]

I have pretty much gone to the dark side for color, so am about 95%+ B&W with film.

 

[removed account4]

i use black and white film ( and black and white paper in/camera ) and
if i shoot color film, i develop it in dektol and caffenol C and turn it into black and white film.

 

[Cholentpot]

30/30/30

B&W, C-41, ECN-2

 

[carlostaiwan]

80% Instax 10% Color film (im buying a different one every time) 10% BW (Kodak 5222 Double -X)

 

[Cholentpot]

80% Instax 10% Color film (im buying a different one every time) 10% BW (Kodak 5222 Double -X)

Where do you buy your XX? I want to try some out but I don't want 1000 Feet.

 

[carlostaiwan]

Where do you buy your XX? I want to try some out but I don't want 1000 Feet.

I buy in a small store in Taipei, Taiwan. They have an ebay store with the film available. Not sure if i can send links here i will send it in a message to you

 

[Sirius Glass]

I buy in a small store in Taipei, Taiwan. They have an ebay store with the film available. Not sure if i can send links here i will send it in a message to you

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[Larry the sailor]

95% or so B&W. I have had good success developing C-41 at home and could probably manage with E-6 but other than going to the scanner I can't print color....yet.
I have the equipment to print RA-4 but I'm woefully lacking in knowledge of the process.

 

[Halford]

I have the equipment to print RA-4 but I'm woefully lacking in knowledge of the process.

I'd really recommend giving it a go. It's surprisingly straightforward, and there's lots of great information here on APUG about it. In fact it's how I'm planning to spend my evening today

 

[locutus]

I was shooting a ratio of 80% Colour 20% BW, but as the local lab does such a horrendous job of C41 (and stopped E6) I have switched to only home developed B&W.

 

[BMbikerider]

I get torn between the two. I use colour and enjoy a moderate of success with colour printing but I am starting to find it too 'mechanical'. By this I mean, once I get the colour balance set right I can print without a mass of filtration changes. The only thing that defeats me is if I get areas where they would benefit from dodging/burning this will introduce colour balance changes which are almost impossible to correct. With B&W, that problem doesn't happen but it takes a great deal more skill to get a balanced image.

I used 2x24 exp of Ilford last Saturday down by the river on the docklands and they are hanging up ready to be printed. They actually look quite interesting so will get the treatment today.