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Re: [Digital BW] Grain

2004-07-20 by Wendel White

I don't know if this applies to the Imacon but on my Nikon 8000 I often scan
BW negs as color transparencies to minimize the appearance of grain and
banding in highlights.

Wendel


> I'm new to digital B&W output, but I've already fallen in love with it.  I
> have found one little annoyance though. (OK.  One that I want help with) 
> I've found that when I go from scanned B&W originals, I get substantially
> more grain than I'm used to in wet printing.  Does anyone have any
> suggestions on how to minimize this effect, other than going to digital
> capture (lets avoid that debate) or getting a better scanner (Already use an
> Imacon 848)?

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