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[Digital BW] Re: Scanning 35mm vs digital camera

2006-05-01 by Greg

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Jordan Wosnick 
<jwosnick@...> wrote:
>
> 
> And a clear film base is only required for reversal processing if you 
> are projecting your slides. No need for a clear base with B&W slides 
> when scanning, just as you don't need a clear base on B&W negatives 
to 
> scan them.


True, I hadn't really thought about that since everything I found 
suggested a clear base.

I do also think that films designed for scanning would be a good idea. 
It won't be long before even motion pictures will be in an all digital 
form at the theaters. Display design still needs to make some advances, 
but it's getting closer.

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