Digital BW, The Print

1) You'll find evidence in favor of wet mounting with Nikon 8000 on
the Kami website.

2) The fluids evaporate very rapidly and cleanly.

3) Wet mounting doesn't "dissolve grain," it reduces a scanner's
tendency to exaggerate grain.

4) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCANMAX/?yguid=96117688  

... a wet mount-oriented site for flatbeds. Julio Fernandez is able to
answer all questions in depth. He does sell wet mounting kits but he
doesn't promote them actively on the site.

Djon

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Troy"
<troyb@s...> wrote:
> I would recommend that you go to a user group for your specific
scanner - I belong 
> to the Coolscan 8000-9000 yahoo group; wet mounting is talked about
all the time. 
> The subject comes up also on the Epson 4870/4990 group.
> 
> Wet mounting is a process used in drum scanning that has been
applied to dedicated 
> film scanners like the Nikon LS 8000 or flatbeds like the Epson
Perfection series.
> 
> The arguments for wet mounting are that you reduce the effects of
film grain while 
> minimizing dust and scatches. The evidence is difficult to show
online due to monitor 
> resolution - it is the kind of thing you would have to see in person.
> 
> The thing that scares me is puting flammable fluids into my only
scanner, without 
> enough proof that wet mounting is actually superior enough to dry.
There is also 
> clean-up to do afterward. Anytime you soften grain, you risk some
detail loss, 
> depending on how it is handled and if it matters for your subject.
For me detail is 
> critical, so I keep the grain.
> 
>  - Troy
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Marsolais"
<bob@m...> 
> wrote:
> > I know this is a bit off topic, but I saw mention earlier this
week on 
> > this forum of "wet mounting" as a way of improving scanner output.  
> > What is this, how do you do it, and where can I get more information?
> > 
> > Thanks!