How many cameras in the field.

MattKing · Jan 4, 2015

BradleyK said:
And today when I should have been carrying color, I had only black and white (HP5+) with me. Overcast with snow on the ground and resting on the vegetation, intermittent rain and snow and not an iota of color. Suddenly, up ahead is a young woman with the brightest multicolored umbrella I have ever seen. One sharp blast of color in an otherwise monochrome environment. Arrgh!! Of course I shot the picture, but I don't know that it will be as effective in black and white as I know it would have been in color...

Bradley:

A clear case for hand colouring!

I know what you mean about the "not an iota of colo(u)r", although here at sea level, there is no snow.

Best of the New Year

Renato Tonelli · Jan 4, 2015

These days, 90% of my work is B&W but several years ago it was 50/50. In the early 1980's I carried two cameras (Pentax LX), one loaded with Tri-X and the other with Kodachrome. Later iI became fixated on the idea of one camera body with interchangeable lenses (a Rollei 3003) - I still use it when I intend on shooting both color and B&W.

winger · Jan 5, 2015

It's definitely not just cameras that reproduce. I somehow have 7 extra enlarging lenses. And I went from 1 non-working 4x5 to at least 5 (working) in under 10 years.

cjbecker · Jan 5, 2015

I'm along with most In this thread, I would put it at about 99 percent BW. The last time I shot color was in Alaska in 2012 and still have the 3 rolls of slide film in the fridge.

I feel color gives too much information to the viewer and doesn't allow the viewer to user their imagination. It is like reading a good book and you become part of it vs looking at a picture book, your imagination doesn't go wild.

frank · Jan 5, 2015

I like the additional layer of abstraction that b+w provides.

Black Dog · Jan 5, 2015

Black and white are the colours of photography

frank said:
I like the additional layer of abstraction that b+w provides.

Me too! I do like to try the occasional bit of colour though.

BadKarma · Jan 7, 2015

I can't thank you all enough for the great responses. I'm really leaning towards B&W.

You've all given me a ton to think about and consider.

ToddB · Jan 7, 2015

Two bodies.. Always one of my Rolleiflex's, and a 35mm body. Leica, QL17 or my FE.

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How many cameras in the field.

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