Digital BW, The Print

Hi Anthony,

I attempted to reply to your message 3 times, but Outlook keeps crashing!
Giving up now. I just love Microsoft products...NOT!!!!

Alan Huntley

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 3:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Portra 400BW second example


> Alan writes:
>
> > True...learning the "ins-and-outs" of scanning
> > takes some time. I've been scanning MF/LF B&W film
> > for about 3 years now and I'm still finding little
> > ways that I can produce a better scan.
>
> It seems to be a long process.  Now I routinely get good scans, but a few
> years ago, my scans were quite dismal.  Fortunately I reasoned that it was
> my inexperience and not the scanners that produced less than ideal scans,
> and time and more experience have proven this to be the case.  I get
> excellent scans now, although I imagine I'll do better in the future.
>
> > About a year ago, my head was turned by a simple
> > (and inexpensive) piece of scanning software called
> > Vuescan ...
>
> I've tried it (I even bought it, as I recall), but it did not seem to
offer
> any advantage over the NikonScan software.
>
> I usually prefer relatively raw scans, which I then fix in Photoshop.
Apart
> from adjusting things that can only be changed in the scanner, like analog
> gain, I don't change parameters in the scanner software.
>
> > ... after having used Silverfast Ai for the prior
> > two years.
>
> I've heard of Silverfast but never used it.  Isn't that what is furnished
> with Imacon scanners?
>
> > I'm thinking about the Nikon 8000. But, then, again,
> > I'm also thinking I could just skip the "middle man"
> > (MF) and shoot LF.
>
> I've been looking at LF but it would at least equal and probably surpass
the
> necessary investment for MF.  The biggest problem, though, is figuring out
> how I would scan 8x10 transparencies at 4000 dpi and how I would process
> them, since they would require more memory than Windows or any hardware I
> possess even supports.
>
> > An 8x10 neg scanned at 1600dpi producing a file that opens
> > in PS as 16-bit grayscale is something to behold!
>
> Hmm ... is Portra 400BW available in 8x10?
>
> Since MF seriously spoiled me, I fear going too near LF, lest I be again
> seduced by a still larger film format.  Needless to say, digital is just a
> dusty memory at this point.  If I ever want to print my own postage
stamps,
> I guess I can use digital for that, but otherwise it's film for the
> foreseeable future.
>
> > Can you imaging the cost?
>
> The cost is the only part I prefere not to imagine.
>
> > The Imacon scanner that handles up to 4x5 is
> > something like $18,000US. Don't know about you,
> > but that's more than a little bit steep for my budget.
>
> I'm broke at the moment, so most of my shopping is purely thought
experiment
> for now.
>
> > Go for it!
>
> As soon as I have money again, if that ever comes to pass.
>
> > Those of us trying to tweak every last ounce out
> > of our dedicated quad setups, and have experienced
> > the frustrations inherent in the process, will tell
> > you that that is exactly why we do it...when it's
> > right...the results are second to none!
>
> As good as a wet darkroom?
>
>
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