[filmscanners] Modern photography...

["Ken McKaba" <Ken.McKaba@citrix.com>]

I have been out of touch with photography for a few years
and recently dusted off my old Rolleiflex 6x6 to find
myself in the digital age.  I am trying to make sense of
how serious photography is done in the 21st century.
I've brought the issue up to various people and everyone
has a different opinion- I bet folks on this list will a
few new ones.

I always loved shooting B&W in my old Rolleiflex- I like
the large square format.  I do portraits, studio figure
stuff, landscapes, etc.  I used to spend hours in the
darkroom and followed the Zone system to some extent.

My questions:

-Is hours in the darkroom this still the best way to get
fantastic B&W pics?

-Should I shoot film then use a film scanner to
manipulate and print?

-Which film?

-Should I shoot digital then use PhotoShop to make it
monochrome?

-Should I use the same approach for color pics?

-Which is the best process to print a B&W digital pic?
Is there an online service to do so?

-I just got the CanoScan 8400f flatbed scanner- will I be
happy with the results?  Should I cough-up another $200
and get the CanoScan 9950f or Epson 4870?

Thanks a lot,
Ken

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