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Re: [Digital BW] Re: B&W Scanning Quality

2007-12-25 by Ernst Dinkla

screamingeo wrote:
> For the best quality with B+W negatives, get a scanner with fluid mount capabilities. Most, if 
> not all, of the scratches will be removed, and it will even smooth out the grain. I use an 
> Epson v750 with the fluid mount kit from
> 
> http://www.fluidmounting.com/.
> 
> 35mm to 8x10, I have had excellent results with this scanner. Some people don't like flatbed 
> scanners, but I am more than happy, especially  with the advantages it offers over a 
> dedicated film scanner. My last scanner was a Nikon Coolscan 4000ed, and personally, I 
> would never go back. 

It does a lot but not smooth out grain or it must be a matte 
emulsion layer that will show less light diffraction by wet 
mounting.

-- 
Met vriendelijke groeten, Ernst


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