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Re: scan B&W as neg...WHY?

2005-05-03 by Steven Karafyllakis

It was actually a known flaw in the software, Nikon was trying hard 
to ignore it. About 2 years ago another list member (I believe Ernst 
Dinkle?) circulated a petition politely requesting they clean up 
their act; I guess if it's no longer neccessay with the 9000 they 
finally did something about it.

Steve Karafyllakis

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Graham" 
<gebilwil@n...> wrote:
> This supposedly was important with the 8000 and is not necessary 
with the 9000.
> 
> Haven't tried it though.
> 
> Scott
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Djon" 
<westsidemaurice@y...> 
> wrote:
> > Thanks Steve..
> > 
> > It's "often suggested" but I never really believed it was 
true... I
> > thought I was off into urban-scanning-mythologyland...
> > 
> > Did Nikon mention it somewhere... or is this just a wonderful 
bit of
> > Internet wisdom? 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > > 
> > > > Scanning B&W negs as pos is often suggested... helps with 
this
> > > > image...any idea WHY this works, if in your experience it 
does?

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