Quote (Veilside @ 14 Apr 2011 19:48)

I've got a leaning towards Ilford and Fuji films, with Delta 100 and 400H being particular favourites, but it looks like a good suggestion already.

Kodak Ektar particularly is a really nice film, but it's got about the same exposure latitude as slide film, so you'll need to make sure your exposures are pretty much spot-on. The other films listed are quite a bit more forgiving.

Quote (Antichrist- @ 15 Apr 2011 09:17)

good choice.

are you planning on developing color film yourself or just bw?

you can get really large pints with that scanner. if you arent planning of doing like wallpaper prints covering whole walls in your apartment from one pic, you dont need to worry about size of prints. i have scanned with 2400x2400 dpi 24 bit depth, it comes out 4900x4900 pixels, TIF image that size is 70MB in size. film thats 4900x4900 pixels can be scanned bit larger than a digital photo the same size, because you can get more detail in analog "pixels" in photoshop and make the file bigger without losing much IQ in pixel level.

Quote (Antichrist- @ 15 Apr 2011 10:08)

as for film, i would definitely get some ilford 3200 and have that in one film back(if i had two backs hah) for low light situation.

kodak TMY is pretty nice 400 ISO bw film. heres one sample with it(developed with ilford chems, regular time, temperature etc for 400 film)

no cropping from the sides, so its pretty much what you get with 6x4.5, shot with 80mm i think with f/16(maybe f/11)
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/7487/img083p.jpg

film has bit low contrast(looks bit more contrasty on photoshop, even more if you get prints), but also low grain and high dynamic range, as you can see its pretty high contrast situation, but still highs barely burned out and you can see details in shadows. naturally chemicals(and how you develop) has alot to do with contrast grain and all that.

Quote (bialator @ 15 Apr 2011 10:54)

Brave choice!
For sure a romantic one, the tools are incredible.
I am afraid that I am already stacked in the digital era, but fir sure, with current low prices, you can use machines that once would be prohibitive.
If I could, I would like to try a contax 645... Contax is my brand, shame it is not producing new cameras...

Quote (SUPACALIFRAGILISTICEXPALIDOCIOUS @ Apr 15 2011 05:29pm)

I have planned for just B+w at the moment, im glad about the scanner, when i get in from work it should have been delivered

I will order some ilford 3200

Well i have allways had love for mamiyas and i had a 1960s rangefinder 35 mm that is so amazing

Quote (Veilside @ 15 Apr 2011 16:32)

Ilford 3200 is definitely worth getting. But it isn't a true 3200 ISO film, so you can always use it as a 1600 or 800 iso film too if you don't need that much speed.

I want a fuji medium format rangefinder