Digital BW, The Print

It takes some learning to get top quality scans out of the 2450, 
particularly with small formats. I feel like I'm getting pretty good at 
it. For 35mm and smaller, I shim the negative carriers as I find I get 
better sharpness with the negs raised just a little higher off the glass 
than the stock carrier provides. For medium format, the stock carrier is 
fine, and it seemed pretty good for transparencies on my test.

I also scan with VueScan exclusively now, I don't use any of the Epson 
software at all. That takes a bit of learning in itself, particularly 
for B&W work. Once you get it, though, the results are superb.

Godfrey

On Monday, July 8, 2002, at 06:42 AM, Kip Babington wrote:

> I have the 2450 and have not been pleased with the results the few times
> I've tried to scan 35mm black and white negatives.  The occasional black
> and white prints I've scanned have turned into very nice digital files,
> but the film scans have been soft and mushy compared to the scans from
> prints.  This is based on only a few scans of each type, and from one
> with very little scanning experience in general, so take it FWIW.