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Optimal BW film for scanning ?

Optimal BW film for scanning ?

2003-05-27 by B. Alex Pettit Jr.

There seemed to be lots of information about Tmax,
TriX, and Porta400, but I am not sure I followed the
thread to a decisive conclustion ....

What is a good low grain ASA 100 ( or thereabout )
film that will scan well. Is a low contrast film better
in that it is more compatible with the dynamic grey range
of a scanner ?

How do PlusXPan 125 and TMax 100 compare for scanning ?

( there is a somewhat old fondness of PlusX as it was 
the film I used when very young in some little 120 format 
Kodak back in the very early 50s )


Thanks,
Alex

RE: [Digital BW] Optimal BW film for scanning ?

2003-05-27 by Seth Rossman

The lower the ASA, the higher the inherent contrast. It's the nature of the
beast.

Seth

=-----Original Message-----
=From: B. Alex Pettit Jr. [mailto:a_pettit_jr@...] 

=
=What is a good low grain ASA 100 ( or thereabout )
=film that will scan well. Is a low contrast film better
=in that it is more compatible with the dynamic grey range
=of a scanner ?
=
=How do PlusXPan 125 and TMax 100 compare for scanning ?

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