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RE: [Digital BW] Re: Shooting digital vs. film

2002-09-06 by Austin Franklin

> I see lots and lots of grain in 4000dpi scans of both Portra 400 and
> 160. I'm definitely willing to believe that there are films out there
> with less grain - but for the film I use it seems that 2700 dpi scans
> are preferable, since the grain doesn't present itself nearly as badly
> at lower resolutions.

Charles?

What scanner are you using?

Austin

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