Digital BW, The Print

-I scan B&W film on a Microtek 120tf exclusively. I have found the
best workflow for me  is 
to scan in HDR mode in Silverfast 6 ai at close to 4000 dpi. For 645
I have a file size of just 
over 100 mp for a grayscale image. From there I bring  it  into
Siverfast HDR and do my 
major editing. If  you haven`t used Siverfast  it may take a bit of
time to get used to it, but 
once you do it`s a very good program. You can do your major editing
(levels, curves, size) 
in 16 bit mode from the raw file. You can also save your settings in
Silverfast HDR. Very 
conveniant if you want  to make adjustments or resizing later. There
are other ways of 
doing things but this works for me.  It fast and  it`s easy to go
back  to the original raw 
file without having to rescan. 
Alan


-- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jnhugo"
<jacknadelle@h...> 
wrote:
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "ben_zlotkin" 
> <ben@b...> wrote:
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > Thank you to those of ou who responded to my previous questions
as 
> to the merits of 
> > various film scanners. 
> > 
> > I've now purchased a Microtek 120TF to scan my 6x7 and 6x4.5
black 
> and white negs.
> > 
>  Hi-Ben-
> I bought a Polaroid scanner a few years back that was made by 
> Microtech and you may have the same unit. I used the packaged 
> Polaroid scan program and 9 times out of 10 the Auto mode was 
> perfect-good histograms etc...It did have a power failure which I 
> later learned was a known issue..after a 500.00 repair (out of 
> warranty) the tech write up mentioned that the focus was incorrect 
> and had been adjusted. This is an internal adjustment so i suspect 
> it was shipped poorly adjusted. Any way my scans are MUCH sharper 
> than before. Your machine should be very sharp as well- if it isn't 
> it may need to be tuned up. Make sure you are still in warranty as 
> it is very expensive to service these things.
> Also as far as work flow - I think you are better off doing all 
> adjustments in Photoshop-"grainyness" is more apparent if you make 
> your adjustments in the prescan settings when compared to PS.
> Jack