Digital BW, The Print

Robert:
Amen. I'm scanning  my Mamiya 7ii images on an Imacon 848 and printing (40x60) on the EP10000archival. Magnificent quality (this from a long-time large format user)
Stan
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert Morrison 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 12:37 PM
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: The State of Personal Scanner Technology


  On 10/10/02 9:08 AM, "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@...> wrote:

  >> [snip]
  >>> If you are scanning 35mm, and will
  >>> be making huge
  >>> prints on the Epson 10000, then you really have one choice- a Tango scan
  >>> mounted with Kami fluid on the drum. That film is just too
  >> small to get a
  >>> really good scan on anything
  >>> less.
  >>> 
  >> IMO, if you are regularly attempting to push 35mm beyond its limits (e.g.,
  >> huge prints), no amount of drum scanning, prayer or voodoo magic can help
  >> you. You should really be skipping the drum scans and putting that money
  >> toward a film format that CAN handle the gigantic prints.
  >> 
  >> As long as you respect the inherent limits of the film format and are able
  >> to get a decent exposure on film, I see no need to ever get a
  >> 35mm drum scan
  >> vs. what you can get with one of the 4000dpi dedicated film scanners and a
  >> reasonably talented operator. Unless you just have some excess money you
  >> need to get rid of, in which case feel free to give me a call.... ;-)
  >> 
  >> Doug
  > 
  > Doug,
  > 
  > Though I agree with you completely in principle, there are ways of getting
  > amazing results from 35mm, and one is to use a tripod.  You won't get better
  > than 40lp/mm from hand held no matter how hard you try...and that's usually
  > the killer, more so than simply film grain.  The obvious other, is to use
  > the best films you can, with careful exposure and development.  I get some
  > absolutely amazing results from Delta 100 and Plus-X from 35mm film.
  > 
  > Austin
  > 
  > 
  Absolutely, and consider using a rangefinder instead of an SLR (either 35 or
  medium format).  I've recently started shooting a Mamiya 7II for some
  landscape work.  Its really incredible what you can get handheld without a
  giant mirror to rattle the works.  The mamiya 6x7 negs are just begging for
  something bigger than my 7000.

  Robert



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