Digital BW, The Print

Portra 400BW should scan well on just about anything.  The Portra films are
optimized for scanning, and as color negative films, their density range is
low, easing the load on the scanner.

----- Original Message -----
From: "B. Alex Pettit Jr." <a_pettit_jr@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 02:03
Subject: [Digital BW] Optimal BW film for scanning ?


> There seemed to be lots of information about Tmax,
> TriX, and Porta400, but I am not sure I followed the
> thread to a decisive conclustion ....
>
> What is a good low grain ASA 100 ( or thereabout )
> film that will scan well. Is a low contrast film better
> in that it is more compatible with the dynamic grey range
> of a scanner ?
>
> How do PlusXPan 125 and TMax 100 compare for scanning ?
>
> ( there is a somewhat old fondness of PlusX as it was
> the film I used when very young in some little 120 format
> Kodak back in the very early 50s )