Digital BW, The Print

Martin,

Thanks for your kind offer.I have a dealer here in Toronto with all 
three of the competing scanners plus the junior Imacon. I am 
going to spend a day there next week and organize a 'Scan Off".

I will report back.

David

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Martin Wesley" 
<mwesley250@e...> wrote:
> 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@c...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...>
> 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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