Digital BW, The Print

In general a slightly flat (i.e. lower contrast) negative does better for 
scanning in my experience. I used the zone system for exposure and 
development before I started scanning and I still use it. However, I reduce 
my N (normal) development time by 10% (so that it's basically like N - 1/2) 
and I almost never use plus development any more (i.e. I rarely increase the 
highlight densities). However, your old negatives processed for a diffuser 
enlarger will probably be o.k. I too used a diffuser enlarger and I've 
scanned and made acceptable  prints from old negatives.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lew" <lew1716@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 8:32 AM
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Re: Film Developing Recommendations


Thanks for responding. When you develop your film with scanning in mind, do 
you adjust development for more or
less contrast? I have years of snappy negatives that I developed for 
printing with a diffuser enlarger.
-Lew

-----Original Message-----
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of djon43
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 9:15 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Film Developing Recommendations


Lew,  I don't see any grain exaggeration difference between types of
silver film (including various 30-year-old Ilford and Kodak, including
2475 recording film, including current Acros and Neopan 400, including
pushes, including various developers such as FG7, Rodinal, and
Emofin...but I mostly use Vuescan with my 50ED.

Nikonscan, used conventionally, isn't optimal for silver film, but it
works significantly better if you scan the silver neg as a positive
and invert in Photoshop/Elements.

I find Vuescan better with silver negs because that invert step isn't
necessary AND because I normally use the "slight grain reduction"
setting that keeps grain the size I'd expect it with a condenser
enlarger and doesn't soften it. I use that setting with fast C41 color
as well (eg NPZ800)

The standard film transport reads frame lines in order to position
precisely...very nice...but neither Nikonscan nor Vuescan enable that
with silver film. I use Nikon's optional FH-3 carrier with silver film
and generally prefer Vuescan's front end.

As you probably know, you can't use ICE or Vuescan's as-good-or-better
 Infared with your silver negs.

John

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Lew <lew1716@...>
wrote:
>
> I'm going to start printing my black and white negatives digitally.
I'll be scanning them with a Nikon
> Coolscan. Are there any general guidelines re target contrasts for
development?
>




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