It’s simple. Set camera at ISO800 – 1600. Then turn your /- (exposure compensation button) to something like -2 (two full stops underexposed).

Then – in the computer set your WB to monochrome WB (if SPP) if Raw Developer you go to “IN” tab – and then further down on that page you select the “input profile” and choose “XDR monochrome” which will create stunning black and white for you. Now, what you need to do is re-compensate for the light loss. Drag the exposure slider in SPP or RD so that the picture is bright again. In this case another 2 stop. (so if you used ISO800 that would now be ISO3200. If you started with ISO1600 – then the result would now be ISO6400. Good luck!

The mood and hilarity of it is great!

How did they come out in color?

My favorite among BW’s are tmax – not so many left on the market. :( Oliver, results could be better also with more fine-tuning but here I did release them more or less with a one-click pre saved profile. (to be more true to the test). Grain is acually (at least in my 3200ISO shots) very similar to tmax.

There isn’t any different in the noise in highlight areas compared to shadow areas. I’m thinking maybe more due to scanning? I have some very HQ scans here that I compare to. Can’t post them thou, not mine. :( – can send you example if you want to see. :)

Have you tried exposure 2? Made by Alien skin. I’ve compared drum scanned tmax3200 with their plugin version and their strikingly similar. At least if you start with a sd14 shot.

Love to see some examples of high iso BW’s that shows the difference. Can work more on my profile also to make it look more as film. Even add softness to take a way grain. ;)

About the noise… I like it. Good stuff, you’re always experiment Carl;-)

I think your results are good. Some better than other. However, the problem with high-iso digital noise, is that the digital noise evenly placed across the whole image, whereas film grain is more prominent is certain areas, depending on focus/out-of-focus areas, shadow, highlights, midtones, etc.

I wish someone with a large brain would make a film-emulation application. I know some already exist, but I don’t have a lot of faith in those, since they seem to be too naive, like “add some noise” a blend mode, here you have it – a grainy “film-like” image. That ain’t the way it works… More thought and finesse is needed. I guess it’s impossible?

you should try ilford, i love the richness of the image with that film, im after a sigma sa-300 myself, i want a film camera to complement my sd14.. ;) i love the toilet image the best ;)