Digital BW, The Print

Steve Gledhill wrote:

> Thanks Bruce.
> I haven't really noticed that I'm not quite getting the sharpness I
> could as I rarely print anywhere near the limit of a 5x4 scanned at
> 2400dpi.  But I'll do the tests (I do my own developing of 100Tmax
> (mostly in XTOL and mostly @ 1+2)) and see if I can get even more
> potential into my scanned files.
> Steve Gledhill ----- http://www.virtuallygrey.co.uk/
>
You are already using a sharp film. The small increase in sharpness you 
get from decreasing your neg's Dmax a bit might be difficult to see, so 
don't be disappointed. I see it only if I really look for it, and I'm 
using 5x4 Tri-X, also in XTOL, but at 1:3, and I'm scanning at 11x 
enlargement (so I can do 10x prints with a little room for cropping if 
required) at 360ppi output - so just under 4000ppi scanner resolution.

Yours will be noticably sharper than mine, because 100Tmax is noticably 
sharper than Tri-X already. The little bit you might perceive from a 
thinner negative will just be icing on the cake.
--
Bruce Watson