Digital BW, The Print

> Austin,
>
> I guess I should have specified B&W negs being scanned to grayscale as
> opposed to scanning color film. I don't see large differences between the
> three channels with conventionally developed B&W film but with pyro
> developed films the data seems to be spread over a wider range on the blue
> channel compared to the Red and Green.
>
> Given that I am not inclined to attempt replacing one of the
> filters in the
> scanner <G> and the PMT technology, what would you recommend
> among the three
> choices I have available. Take a grayscale scan off a single channel, take
> the grayscale scan from the scanner without specifying a specific
> channel (I
> have no idea what the firmware in the scanner does in that case.
> An average
> would seem likely but I would not care to second guess what the designers
> might have done.) or scan in RGB mode converting to grayscale in
> Photoshop?
>
> Thanks,
> Martin

Hi Martin,

I'd suggest doing all the things you mention, and seeing which one gives you
the best results ;-)

Regards,

Austin