Digital BW, The Print

Yep, That golf course sky is also the grainy look I get with my 
Minolta Multi Pro.   I will be scanning my same problem negs on 
a Nikon 8000 next week.  Maybe I'll see more of the same.  Frank

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "david_nancy_bogart" 
<david.g.harris@r...> wrote:
> I am new to this forum and am glad I have found an audience 
for 
> my concerns with my newly acquired Scan Multi Pro. . . . 
namely 
> the grainy look in color negatives. I agree it does 
transparencies 
> very well.
> 
> I did a scan of a 2 1/4 Reala neg with 50 GEM and still got this 
> grainy look. A friend has posted a 2% slice of a golf course 
> picture shot just after sunrise on an October morning. Here is 
> the URL;
> 
> 
http://members.rogers.com/dale-cotton/Photos/DHarrisCrop.jpg
> 
> You can see the 'peppery' look  especially in the sky. I'm not so 
> sure it is film grain, or maybe it was originally and the scanning 
> process has accentuated it. Remember you are looking at only 
a 
> 2% slice of the total scan so it seems flat and hazy. But this 
> scene is equivalent to about a 2000mm lens
> 
> 'Grain' and the scanning times are my only issues. The colors 
> and shadow detail are great and unlike what I had heard, color 
> negs are easy to 'get right' . When I make a 13x19 inkjet of an 
> image it seems sharper than a chemical print from the same 
> negative but unfortunately this sort of  'peppery' look is 
apparent. 
> 
> Anyway, if there are any insights they would be appreciated.
> 
> David