Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Peter, that¹s very helpful.  I¹ll try it out and get back to you if
(when) I run into any problems.

Bill Morse
PhotoProspect
Cambridge, MA 02139

on 7/15/02 12:11 AM, Peter Lindman wrote:

> Bill,
> 
> I use the Nikon 8000 for my medium format black&white negs. I doubt if
> there's a carrier available that will work for 4-up strips. The end of the
> filmstrip sticks up and jams as the holder feeds into the scanner. I've
> gotten the holder jammed inside the scanner a couple of times and had to
> take the cover off and wiggle it loose. Unnerving.
> 
> Scanning B&W negs requires a workaround to avoid shadow and highlight
> clipping. Turn off all color management in the NikonScan prefs and scan the
> neg as a positive to avoid the clipping. Invert the neg in the LCH editor
> (using just the luminosity curve). Click the histogram icon in the curve
> editor and then use the analog gain to center the resulting histogram. Once
> all that's done, use the curve editor to adjust the tonal range of the
> image; scan in 14-bit and you're done.
> 
> If that's a little too abbreviated, let me know and I'll send you a couple
> of screen shots off-list.
> 
> Peter Lindman
> 
> 
> 
> on 7/12/02 5:46 AM, Bill Morse at willym@... wrote:
> 
>> > (Cross-posted to Hi-End Scanners list)
>> > 
>> > I am working on a project for a client who has bought a Nikon 8000- Several
>> > hundred 6x6 negs in strips of 4.
>> > 
>> > The first problem is that the 4  neg strips won¹t fit in the supplied
>> > carriers- is there another carrier that would work?
>> > 
>> > Second, can anyone suggest a workflow for producing 16 bit scans @ 4000
>> > dpi?- which settings to turn off or on, etc.?  Am I correct that there is
>> no
>> > provision for applying an input or output profile?
>> > 
>> > What potential problems with the scanner should I look for?
>> > 
>> > Thanks for your suggestions.
>> > 
>> > Bill Morse
>> > PhotoProspect
>> > Cambridge, MA 02139
> 
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