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Re: speckly, grainy shadows, eliminating

2006-10-18 by john dean

I was only suggesting that the capability of this film can't be
captured with that kind of scanner. It's beauty is far more subtle
than any ccd that I've ever worked with can capture. 



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "David
Wroblewski" <dawroblewski@...> wrote:
>
> <deanwork2003@> wrote:
> >
> > I suspect you are using a ccd scanner like a Nikon or 
> > something like that. Oh man, not the scanner for that film....
> 
> John, could you expand on this comment? I use Pan F
> almost exclusively when I am working in medium format,
> and I love it. Like the original poster, I also sometimes 
> see an odd speckling or lumpy grain when scanned
> on my Epson 2540 flatbed--for me, this usually shows up
> in sky or clouds.
> 
> So, why is a ccd scanner especially bad for Pan F? 
> 
> Thanks,
> David
>

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