Digital BW, The Print

Frank, David,

If you would like a comparison scan of one of your negs on a Polaroid 120
let me know off list and I will be happy to run one for you. I have not seen
anything like the pattern in the sky portion of that negative.

Martin Wesley

----- Original Message -----
From: "culturalvisions" <frank@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 9:25 AM
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: review of the Minolti multi pro


> 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
>
>
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