Digital BW, The Print

Walker Blackwell schreef:
> vis a vis pre-visualization, I've actually noticed that certain
> changes in dev and exposure actually help the raw (positive) bw scan
> process. This may sound counter-intuitive, but with a general
> contrast scene and tmax 100 4/5 8/10 film and TMX RS developer
> (without the replenisher) I've actually underexposed slightly for my
> camera's general ISO with this film (50 to give a good contrast in
> dr) and over-developed at 1-9 68%. This might not work for everyone,
> but I've noticed that this method gives a rather thin neg with lots
> of shadow detail and is perfect for scanning and working with in
> Photoshop. Less fog the better for scanning and the tgrain and shadow
> detail in tmx 100 really responds well to every dig scanner I've used
> on it.
> 
> So I do actually shoot for digital scanning now, not for darkroom . .
> .
> 
> ------
> 
> Nice to see you're liking that ACR-LR workflow Tyler. It especially
> works with contact scans of rolls with multiple images all at
> different contrasts and exposures. You can swoop the exposure from
> one end to the other on-the-fly and see all the tones with the
> correct contrast. Pretty nifty and totally not able to be done in the
> darkroom. I do all my roll contacts like that now. (LR3.2b lets you
> invert directly in the app.)
> 
> Walker


Thin B&W negatives do not scan well on the Nikon 8000 with wet mounting 
in my experience. While they give an acceptable scan on the Epson V700 
so I usually set 50-75% of the ISO value of the film, overexpose and 
process accordingly for a denser but lower contrast negative. I'm using 
a not so fancy B&W development in a Jobo Auto processor with a Rodinal 
dilution. Consistent but not optimal. Scan with Vuescan and one of the 
B&W development profiles that give the right histogram, 64 bit Tiff 
output. Tried a RAW route but do not see much gain that way.

Tyler,

Does the Bruce Lindbloom application work well with any B&W (aliased) 
grain ?

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