Digital BW, The Print

Hi André,

Thanks for the suggestion, but I have already given it a go, and I still see similar results. I'm pretty much convinced it's the light source. As I mentioned, it's possible to correct matters somewhat using curves, but that can have a deleterious effect on image quality. I think the "problem" is with the raw data coming off the sensor, not in the post-processing. I'm not trying to suggest that B&W shooters should avoid this scanner, just that it's worth checking out some scans before putting your money down, as it may not provide you with the results you want.

-= mike =-

-----Original Message-----
From: Andre [mailto:am1000@...] 
Sent: 18 October 2004 18:35
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Film Scanners



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Nunan, Mike"
<mike.nunan@c...> wrote:

> That's interesting, I found the 5400 to be unrelentingly hard
(contrast and grain to the max) when scanning retained-silver B&W film, and the grain dissolver only seemed to make a slight improvement. I can't fault the sharpness and for colour film, notably 

The Minolta 5400 scanning software is contrasty by design. It is meant to impress first time users. Vuescan might be a better solution.

André

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