Digital BW, The Print

Clay, you can add keywords to scans too. You can add data to the file name
as well. Let's hope you did not bracket too much when you shoot.

 

Lew, unless you print from uncut rolls, I'd look at an Epson V750. I see
your posting on Nikon scan too. Do you already have a scanner? or looking to
put a package together. Do you want to have a whole bunch of frames to keep
track of or a few good ones? I have been working slowly on the scans as I
see no reason to just add to the digital files without a clear path outward.
Having 1000s of unprinted digital files is no more appealing to me than
having 1000s of unprinted negatives. 

 

The V750 does very nicely for what it is, and I still prefer my eyes and a
loop to judge a neg than a down and dirty scan solution.  

 

Eric

 

 

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Clayton
Price
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 9:11 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re:Scan a roll at a time

 

  


Lew wrote: What equipment do I need to scan an entire roll of bw
(35mm or 120) into a digital proof sheet, similar to wet darkroom
contact sheets?

Well, if you're willing to move outside the box a little bit, you can 
set up your digital camera on a vertical
plane, and lay each roll of film on a light box under it. Shoot the 
entire roll in one exposure (RAW) and
convert it to positive in Camera Raw. I did over 1000 rolls in just a 
couple weeks, and put them into a
searchable data base in iView. The big advantage, aside from time 
saved by not scanning, is the ease of adding keywords into
the metadata, which makes your subjects, dates, whatever, easily 
searchable.

Clay Price



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