Hi - I think there are twice as many answers as there are people answering your question. First I think that 'getting into b&w' today presents you with the choice of going with the traditional 'wet' darkroom and enlarger set-up, or computer/digital. I have both and think, especially since you have a baby and might not want to have a drakroom, chemicals, etc around, you might seriously want to consider the computer set up. As for film, I think you again have to make a basic choice. If you want to do your own developing, then you want to settle on a traditional b&w film, if not one of the C-41 films such as Ilford's XP-2, would be an excellent choice. When it comes to conventional film, I'll go out on a limb and recommend you try Fuji's Neopan 1600. It gives you more 'speed' which means it will be easier to do more candid photography. I do a lot of portraits and don't have any problem with the grain and look of the film, but that is a personal choice. Feel free to e-mail me directly if you have any questions!(posted 8838 days ago)chris