Digital BW, The Print

download the demo of vuescan and try that. I've never got good results from
silverfast for BW negs.

Julian
----- Original Message -----
From: "frankg_photo" <frank@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 10:09 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Tri-x/HC110 user needs a change


> I still think it's the scanner that's
> > messing with his grain, moreso than the film developer. > MTucker
>
> I rented (from a local photo equip rental co) a Polaroid Sprintscan
> 120 with SilverFast 5.2
> I'm scanning the B&W negs (35 & 21/4) as 16 bit HDR Grayscale @
> 4000dpi (scanners optical res max).
>
> Another member of this group has been helping me, off list, to get
> the scanner/software setup correctly. I'm not sure if there's any way
> to improve the scan (maybe there are tweaks ?) except as you say to
> go to a higher end scanner, which is not a consideration at this
> time.
>
> So I have to find an improvement in my film/dev. I do rate it at 250
> which is what my "correct film speed" test indicates.
> I'm open to new film recommendations. However, I still have a good
> stock of the old Tri-x and must first use it up - with a recommended
> new developer or a change in my developer's dil/time
>
> thanks
> Frank
>
>
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