Digital BW, The Print

Hi Kevin,
 
I'm scanning Portra400BW 6x7 with the Epson3200, so I should not be too far
off. I think you'll be satisfied with the 3200. Outsourcing your scans,
apart from the cost issues, seems risky to me, as I saw how big a difference
can make scanning workflows, and I don't think that anyone who does
something for money can be careful (and picky :-) as someone who does it for
his own pleasure.
That said, I can offer you two sample scans here:
 
 <http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1341299&size=lg>
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1341299&size=lg

 <http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1339580&size=lg>
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1339580&size=lg


(you already know them if you followed the recent "Epson3200 - Test results"
thread). One shows fine detail at 100% in a 2x4 mm section, the other is a
full scan. Don't know how much you can get out of these images, but I hope
they may help. You can find more images and test in the following thread:
 
http://www.photo-i.co.uk/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.pl?s=3e6c59f36d15ffff;a
ct=ST;f=36;t=1;st=190
<http://www.photo-i.co.uk/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.pl?s=3e6c59f36d15ffff;
act=ST;f=36;t=1;st=190> 
 
Alessandro
 

-----Original Message-----
From: visart7 [mailto:visart7@...]
Sent: lunedì 10 marzo 2003 4:38
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Help Sought With 120 Scanning Decision


Hi all, 
   A recently developed respirtory problem has forced me out of the 
darkroom and into the digital darkroom. My budget is low, and my 
quality needs are high, so I am looking for input on the best 
compromise for my scanning needs. I work in B&W and shoot a little 
35mm and 6x6, but the vast majority of my work is 6x45. Just for the 
sake of clarifying my needs, I'll give you a little backround. I was 
a full time professional portrait photographer for six years. I quit 
doing that because I chose to focus all of my creative energy on my 
personal/fine art work.  I have begun to exhibit it, and am planning 
on doing so alot more (hence my need for quality). At this point, 
$2K - $3K for a dedicated 120 film scanner is not an option for me. 
Niether is the cost of regularly having my work drum scanned. I will 
be printing on either an Epson 2200 or a quadtone setup, haven't 
decided which yet (that's perhaps a subject for another post). I'm 
not into printing huge - most of my stuff is 8x10 or 11x14, but I 
would also like to print up to the full 13x19 capability of these 
printers and get an excellent result. I understand the difference 
between the way a silver print and an inkjet looks, and with that 
understanding I need to get a result that is on a par quality-wise 
with what I am used to getting in the darkroom. I am by no means a 
master printer, but I am picky and I am capable of getting my prints 
to look the way I want them to. 
So all that said, any suggestions as to scanning solutions? I have 
heard much conflicting info regarding the Epson 3200 and it's 
predecessor the 2450. Any thoughts as to the capability of the 3200 
to scan 645 for exhibtion quality printing? Perhaps I should clarify 
that more. When I speak of quality, sharpness and detail are 
certainly important, but the ability of the scanner to capture subtle 
tonal information is of paramount importance to me . This is the main 
reason I shoot medium format - the superior gradation it offers. I 
will be shooting TCN and XP2, and my guess is that these types of 
negs should not pose much of a challenge to this scanner's dynamic 
range. I think I understand the relationship between bit depth and 
tonal gradation (and the 3200 looks good in this regard) but I'm not 
sure I fully grasp how the resolution of this scanner (which I have 
heard is actually lower than the stated 3200 dpi) would affect tonal 
rendition, or if it would scan 645 well enough to produce a sharp, 
detailed print in the sizes I will be doing. As far as other options, 
I seem to recall someone mentioning a guy who does reasonably priced 
scans for people using a Nikon 8000. In the long run, given the 
number of negs I'll want to scan, I'm sure outsourcing them at any 
price would exceed the cost of the Epson, but if that's what I need 
to do to get the results I need, then that's what I'll do. Your input 
on these or any other options would be greatly appreciated. 
Thanks
      Kevin Michael



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