Re: 16mm/b&w

From: Jeff Kreines (email suppressed)
Date: Wed Jan 07 2009 - 09:58:18 PST


Agreed re prime lenses, but a 10mm would be my choice (10mm Switar,
9.5mm Zeiss).

You might prefer B&W reversal stock -- Plus-X Reversal is lovely, as
is Tri-X.

You didn't mention how you plan to show this -- film prints or video
-- or edit this (film, or video/computer) -- as there is no way to
make reversal prints directly from camera original anymore -- so you
may be better off shooting B&W negative stock -- for landscapes, Plus-
X neg would be a better choice than Double-X, which is lovely but
quite grainy (I prefer Double-X but don't shoot landscapes).

B&W is wonderful, color stocks are boring.

Jeff "make mine monochrome" Kreines

On Jan 7, 2009, at 11:33 AM, marco poloni wrote:

> agree. primes are far better than zooms. i find that the 16mm lens
> is much closer to relaxed human vision. 25mm defines a tighter
> vision cone. at least this is so with super-16mm with its wider
> aspect ratio of 5 to 3.
> marco
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nicky Hamlyn <email suppressed>
>> Sent: Jan 7, 2009 11:01 AM
>> To: email suppressed
>> Subject: Re: 16mm/b&w
>>
>> Really? For clarity use prime lenses (not zooms).Standard lens is
>> 25 or
>> 26mm.
>>
>> PLus X neg will be fine exposure wise. Double X is faster, and
>> noticeably
>> flatter and grainier.
>>
>> Nicky Hamlyn.
>>
>> Tom B Whiteside writes:
>>
>> Any camera, any lens, any b&w film = the same.
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>>> Dear Frameworkers,
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>>> I need some advice about shooting in 16mm b&w. I want to shoot
>>> mainly
>>> landscapes and cloudy skies (no need for sync sound). Which
>>> camera, which
>>> lenses and what sort of film stock would you recommend?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Susana de Sousa Dias
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