Chuck:  I have given up on film photography but that is not to say that I have given up on Black &
White photograpphy.  Many/most digital cameras will take black and white photos and at varying
levels  of contrast and saturation (not to mention being able to 'bracket' (exposure and contrast
and saturation) the exposure in camera.  PhotoShop (and others) can deal with B&W digital immages
in VERY creative ways and you have all of the cut and paste (& layers) tools at your disposal.
ALso PhotoShope (and others) can deal with the red/blue/green layers separately to give stunning
B&W images that can not (or difficult to) capture on B&W film. If you'd like, send a p-mail to me
and I'll send some B&W images to you.  Try google.com for

"digital  black and White photography" gallery B&W

for instance I found this:

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/digital_black_white.html

and there is a Yahoo Groups (a listserv) just for digital to B&W prints at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/   You may want to read some of the
archives prior to joining the group to see if it interests you.

FWIW I use a Nikon CoolPix 5400 and I'm about to tradeup to the Nikon CoolPix 8400M,  not so sure
I'll go digital SLR. Try:  http://www.dpreview.com/articles/nikoncp8400/

Oh yes, your 'darkroom' becomes your lap-top computer.  :-)

Enjoy, and keep an open mind. IMHO it's all about creativity and not about film vs digital.
  M

--- Chuck Reisinger <chuckphoto@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:

> OK...I must confess that I don't shot digital and most likely NEVER WILL....I'm a Black and
> White camera guy...has anyone figured out a way to develop B/W white film while underway/on the
> road...I'll be heading into some pretty remote areas to do photography....please post your
> ideas/recommendations here or send me an e-mail chuckphoto@earthlink.net
>
> Thanks
> Chuck
>

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