Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, AnnMarie
Tornabene <fairy69@...> wrote:
>
> 
> By the way, I don't shoot much color but I have never had any luck  
> scanning color negatives with this scanner. The negatives have always  
> scanned extremely grainy and contrasty beyond even the norm. Anyone  
> else experience this problem? Any quick fixes?
> 
> AnnMarie
> 

Hello AnnMarie,

I have the same problem with an older, lower-spec flatbed, though I
have gotten lucky sometimes. Underexposed negatives scan worse than
overexposed, and I suspect that film brand/type matters as well.
Meanwhile, I get better and more consistent results with color
positives. That's the only "quick fix" I have for you, though
obviously that doesn't help you with existing negatives.

I've wondered if the coldish backlight on my scanner has trouble
penetrating the orange mask well enough to give decent contrast,
especially when contrast is low to begin with, and whether different
films have variations in the orange mask that present more or less
difficulty.

I was hoping the v7xx wouldn't have this issue, because I see one in
my future. Did you try multipass scanning?

- Robert L