Digital BW, The Print

Simon,
 
I reply to the list as other people may be interested in the 3200.
I only have played with my new scanners for a few hours (I just moved and
the new house is not yet fully operational, so my wife frowns if I spend too
much time on my toys :-), but: I like the results. I scan 6x7 Portra 400
B&W, and the film you use is important, as grainless film + soft scans (as
the Epson delivers, at least as compared to my Canon 4000) allows for BIG
numbers when it comes to sharpening. I suspect that big grain (as in 400ASA
silver B&W film) would turn out clumpy with this scanner.
My first impression is that, although definitely softer than the Canon, when
used with MF (and grainless film) it gives better results than 35mm+4000dpi.
The final verdict (i.e. comparing 13x19 prints from the two scanners) will
have to wait, though, as my 1160 is still packed and all four heads were
cement-clogged...
 
Alessandro

-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Lamb [mailto:simon@sclamb.com]
Sent: lunedì 24 febbraio 2003 10:13
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] best scanner for b&w


Alessandro

I agree with your post, although I tend to use the LAB mode and select to
use only the lightness channel.  On an off topic issue, could you email me
at simon@sclamb and tell me if you find your 3200 scans to be soft.

Thanks.

Simon
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Alessandro Pardi 
  To: 'DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com' 
  Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 9:02 AM
  Subject: RE: [Digital BW] best scanner for b&w


  I get better results with 48bit RGB scanning, picking only one of the
three
  channels, for the following two reasons:

  1) Channel noise.
  2) Channel disalignment.

  Typically, although both issues are obviously scanner dependent, one of
the
  channels is the best in the noise department, and the three channels are
not
  perfectly aligned. Using *any* channel mix will therefore degrade the
final
  image, unless you only pick a single channel (i.e. a 100% 0% 0% mix).
  I repeat that you should verify how much your own scanner suffers from
these
  problems, but they are visible in both my Canon FS4000 and Epson 3200.

  Alessandro
  -----------------------
  Jerry wrote:

  > I frequently scan my 4X5 100TMAX negatives with an Epson 2450 and 
  > have been pleased with the results.  
  <snip>
  > I have experimented with scanning at 48bit RGB but I see no 
  > difference in my results.  
  <snip>

  > -Jerry


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