Digital BW, The Print

> ... regarding his use of the Nikon 8000 scanner ...
>... I have had some issues with capturing the highlights ...

I don't do anything fancy in my Nikon 8000 scanning.  The key for B&W
negatives was to scan them as positive grayscales (14 bit).  The Histogram
can set the end points reasonably well.  I leave some headroom on the
highlight side (which is the dark side since I'm scanning the negative as a
positive).

I just did a couple of scans and used my usual procedure of also scanning
one with no Gem and one with Gem at 4.  Then I can clone over the smooth or
grainy areas as needed.  (Gem is a marvel of technology as far as I'm
concerned.)

I do recommend a glass carrier for silver based films -- not chromogenic
film due to Newton's rings problems.


Paul
www.PaulRoark.com