Digital BW, The Print

David:

I recently (last Monday, I think) posted a message entitled Weird 
Scanning Artifacts (or something similar) that I would be grateful if 
you would go back and have a look at to see if my problem is similar 
to yours.  What I have learned since then is that the problem (my 
version of it anyway) relates directly to (Tri-X) film grain.  That 
is, if I use the Nikon Scan GEM utility (which significantly alters 
the appearance of grain) the ultimate banding is greatly reduced.  
However, what GEM does to Tri-X grain is genuinely hideous.  Are you 
using Tri-X?  If you're having a similar problem with a different 
film, I'd like to hear about it.  

Thanks.

Chuck


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, daschkenas@a... 
wrote:
> I recently had some scans of 4x5 b&w negs made on a scitx eversmart 
flat bed scanner.
> When i printed the image, there was slight banding only in smooth 
sky areas, about zone 3, not in the entire sky.
> After good nozzle checks, and a cleaning, I re examined the image 
on the monitor, and I was shocked to see the banding on the monitor.  
So it is a scan problem, rather than a print problem.
> Has anyone experienced this?  Many scans were made from 4x5 b&w 
negs, and the slight banding only appears in certain density areas in 
the smooth cloudy skys.  There is no banding on 90% of the scans.
> Any suggestions.
> I'm printing on a 7600 UC ink, IP 5.5 sommerset velvet.
> 
> Thanks
> David Aschkenas