Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "mxgo95747" 
<mxgo95747@...> wrote:
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> --- In 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "scott_now_coming" 
> <scott_now_coming@> wrote:
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> > Anyone here scanning Pyro stained negative with any success?
> > 
> > Any info or links will be appreciated.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Scott
> >
>  I tried scanning some 35 mm negatives on my Canon FS4000 and Epson 
4870.  The 
> negatives seem to have a lot of noise, come out very light (even 
with a good histogram), 
> and  they seem to have an opaque "film" on the negatives.  However, 
when I work them in 
> Photoshop CS2, the noise is not seen in my 8 by 10 and 11 by 14 
glossy prints.   But, my 
> B&W prints are rather high contrast;  a lot of black areas with 
Zone 3 detail.  
> 
> The "but" in my response is that my scanner is not calibrated and I 
used Vuescan 8.3.32 
> and 8.08 to see if it made a difference.  Also, I had the same 
problem with Iford XP2.
> 
> I tried regular B&W film "Iford 50" and it does not have the same 
appearance.  If you get an 
> answers, please post them.  
> 
> Martin


Martin,
I am using W2D2, Wimberley's Pyro version, FP4+, MF, and have not had 
those issues. I scan with an Epson 4870 as a 24 bit color neg then 
convert to B&W in CS. I also use Vuescan.

Here's an example:

http://tinyurl.com/r5jc5

Pardon the size but squashing it down just doesn't work.

Jules