Digital BW, The Print

Excellence of B&W neg scanning is a matter of acquired skills and
standard technology. Your only inexpensive film scanner options are
Nikons. You should expect far better results than darkroom
printing...sharper, more tonality.

One advantage to scanning prints is that you can use Photoshop's Dust
& Scratch Filter with less risk of detail softening than if you used
it with a film scan (it works well with film scans too, if you use it
lightly). It's adjustable, with previews, so you can accurately see
the anticipated effect on the scan...

 


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Eugene
Ostreicher" <zetap@...> wrote:
>
> My experience with scanning B&W negatives has not been favorable. I 
> think that I will have to go back into my darkroom and print the 
> photographs that I want to convert and then scan the prints to a 
> digital format. Would appreciate any suggestions regarding paper type 
> and size, contrast levels, and scanner settings. I have just purchased 
> a 2400 and intend to work with an 11X14 print size.
>