Digital BW, The Print

Martin Wesley wrote:

> SKID Photography
> <skid@b...> wrote:
> (snip)
> >
> > I was also struck by (and this includes my work as well, *and* is
> nit picking) that fact that most of us would
> > benefit from access to a high end scanner (a dream, I suppose), as
> well as benefit from from learning better
> > sharpening techniques to avoid the trap and image degradation
> caused by over sharpening.  I would not have
> > said either 6 months ago, but now that I've seen the light, I want
> more better etc. :- )
>
> Harvey,
>
> I am looking at your image in the exchange and trying to figure out
> what a different scan would have done for this great print. If you
> get around to making a new print from a better scan, save me a work
> print or something so that I can see what you see.
>
> Martin
>

Martin,
If there is another print exchange, and I get to participate (which I would like), I have a B&W portrait that
we are using in one of our source book ads this year (Klik).  It's another Polaroid 665 negative, and we had
it scanned on a Scitex Eversmart Supreme scanner for the ad.  It is *amazingly* deeper, and fuller tonally.  I
would do a print from that, and from scan on our Microtek Scanmaker X12-USL for comparison.

Try it yourself.  Go to Nancy Scans or some other good, high end service bureau, you might be amazed.  But be
warned, it's an expensive realization.  ;- )  Now all I want is a high end scanner, and alas, I can't afford
one.  :- (


Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC





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