Digital BW, The Print

Kodak's Portra scans better than the XP2 or TC400n. It actually comes out
B&W before you adjust anything!

XP2 is my favorite for wet darkroom, but I admit the new Kodak is damn good.
Sharp and grain is very smooth.

Chris
New Orleans

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Maquiling" Subject: Re: [Digital BW] best scanner for b&w


> On 02/21 12:20, Austin Franklin wrote:
> >
> > Personally, I find the TMAX films in XTOL hags to scan.  I prefer
> > Tri-X/Plus-X in D-76 1:1/75F and that gives me the best B&W scans.
Delta
> > 100 is exceptional as well.  I do pre-soak, and use constant agitation.
>
> Sorry to keep this thread going but I'll be moving soon and I probably
> won't be able to set up even a simple setup for processing film for a
> while.
>
> Any thoughts about scanning C-41 type B&W film and scanning?  XP2?
> TC400?
>
> TIA!
>
> --
> Eric