Digital BW, The Print

Scan at the highest OPTICAL resolution of your scanner, always. You can
always downsize it later and avoid rescanning.

Jerry

ddouglas74 wrote:
> 
> I am scanning 35mm b&w negatives using a Microtek ScanMaker 35t into
> Adobe Photoshop v6.0.
> 
> Is there an optimal resolution for scanning? If so what is it?
> If not, is there a general rule-of-thumb?
> 
> My b&w images were shot with Kodak Plus-x and Tri-X.
> 
> Can anyone suggest pitfalls to avoid?
> 
> Any other comments would also be very welcome.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> David Douglas
> douglas@...
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