Poll: How do you process large format black and white film?

[sharktooth]

I'm trying to get a sense of how people are using b&w large format film these days.

In the prehistoric era, that I'm from, we used to do all the developing and printing at home. Nowadays, it's clear that people see most of their images on screens instead of paper (including this site). I'm wondering how this has impacted the way people are now doing large format b&w film photography.

Do you:

1) Send your b&w film to a lab for processing, and produce primarily digital images as the final output

2) Send your b&w film to a lab for processing, and produce primarily analogue images on paper as the final output

3) Develop your b&w film at home, and produce primarily analogue images on paper that require no digital conversion in any part of the process

4) Develop your b&w film at home, and produce primarily analogue images on paper that require some digital conversion in the process

5) Develop your b&w film at home, and produce primarily digital images as the final output


In 3) and 4) for "digital conversion" I'm thinking of things like inkjet printed negatives used for alt-process contact printing that would require digital scanning of the original b&w negative. Anything that would require the original negative to be digitally scanned.

[Tin Can]

#3 always

[ic-racer]

#3 always

For sure this always.

[Tin Can]

Depends on goal

I use a 120 SS film can with the "Waffle" for up to 12, 2X3 sheets, my favorite

I prefer wind my own 35mm 12 shot loads

All 4X5, 5X7, 8X10 Gas Burst in dunk tanks

All ULF by hand in tray and 14X36" by hand see saw

[sharktooth]

Just figured out how to add the poll.

[Molli]

Just figured out how to add the poll.

Just a note, I don't know how many here use Tapatalk, but polls don't show up as such within that app. New discovery for me!
At any rate, I've opened the thread in Web View et voilà, there's the poll.
I've added my answer in properly now.

[sharktooth]

Hey, I just figured out how to add a poll, and now I hafta figure out what Tapatalk is.

Just a note, I don't know how many here use Tapatalk, but polls don't show up as such within that app. New discovery for me!
At any rate, I've opened the thread in Web View et voilà, there's the poll.
I've added my answer in properly now.

[Jim Noel]

#3 for me for over 75 years

[Tin Can]

It is best to have a discussion post about what should be in the poll

[sharktooth]

O.K., I figured out how to add the poll at the top. The poll options are worded a bit differently so they could meet the 80 character limit.

I'd appreciate if the honorable misters Can and Noel could click on the appropriate selections now in the poll list. Thank you in advance.