Yesterday I was wondering whether the Leica plus C-41 process film was really worth it. I tried to capture some images with the D80, but fell back into my usual patterns. Today I took out my wife’s Nikon P5000 compact camera, but didn’t have enough opportunity to capture any workable images.
In the mean time, National Photo here in Baltimore developed my 2 rolls of C-41 process black and white (one Kodak, one Ilford) and I picked up the CD this afternoon.
And once again it’s clear to me why there’s no substitute for the Leica plus film. This is a Kodak CN400BW image virtually straight from the lab’s CD. I could work on it a bit more, but it has an tonality and feel that I just don’t get from a digital capture. For me, these images capture the urban experience in a very particular way.
Looking through these, I believe that I’ll continue to use this combination for my urban excursions during business travel.