I shoot 5x4. If it appears that Acros won't be available in Quickloads, and if I am correct in thinking that no other slow-speed film is now available in B&W in either QL or Readyload formats ...... I believe there are 2 options that are left open to me
(1) Use individual B&W sheets and load them using a tent etc; or
(2) Start using color Slide or Negative film (which are still available in Quickloads or Readyloads), and then get a lab to drum scan that color slide / negative and tranfer it into a B&W image via Photoshop (or whatever program they might be using).
I found Quickloads to be massively convenient, lightweight, dust-free etc, which is why I am angling down the slightly odd route above in scenario 2.
Given the output will always require a drum scan ..... which slow-speed films would you recommend for the best blend of (1) sharpness / low grain; and (2) exposure latitude?
Finally -- is the final image (ie, a drum-scanned color negative/slide that is transferred into B&W in Photoshop) going to produce an image that looks truly B&W, and have the same excellent sharpness and fine grain that I enjoyed with Acros 100?
Thanks
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