Digital BW, The Print

Julie - I too have recently been scanning alot of older film images.
I'm using a Minolta Multi-pro which has a good reputation as a pro-level
scanner, but I still get lots of grain - depending on the film.  When we
all shot film, we just accepted the grain as part of the photo process.
Now, with the smooth digital look we're getting more critical about it!
I've found that noise reduction software can help.  I took your Fritz
the cat image and ran "Noise Ninja" on it.  You can see the result at:
 
http://truepicture.com/fritz.jpg
 
Compare with the original, and you will see that it is a bit smoother,
and less noisy.  If I were you, I'd invest in some type of noise
reduction software and give it a try before buying another scanner.
Most of the software solutions have demos you can try before buying.
Good Luck ---john.
 
 

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
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julieseltzergirl
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 7:29 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Suggestions for Negative Scanner



Hello all,

For about 10 years I have used a Minolta QuickScan 35 plus, and have
used it to scan in lots of 35mm negatives. 

I am finding that I am not entirely satisfied with the noise levels.
Further, it seems that there are no drivers for this beyond Windows 2k. 

I currently have it connected to an old win 2k laptop but the images
come out extremely grainy and/or noisy.

I can't afford to spend more than $800 on a new scanner. Any thoughts
out there about what would be a good scanner purchase? 

I don't need a print scanner, and it seems that anything that is doing
both negatives and prints wouldn't do negatives as well.

Also, is it inevitable that I will get lots of grain? An example of
what I mean is at
http://www.seltzerg
<http://www.seltzergirl.com/scanex/img034_FritzInBathroom.jpg>
irl.com/scanex/img034_FritzInBathroom.jpg

Again, all I have are 35mm negatives, so perhaps I can't get better
quality than this.

Thanks in advance

julie



 



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