Digital BW, The Print

Which is better for black and white mf negative scanning?  With or without scanhancer for the Multipro?

Bob

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I couldn't see any difference in using the Scanhancer for Delta 400 or
Neopan 400 (both 120 & 35mm)in my Multipro. 

I've never used a 9000 but am happy with my MultiPro. I do think it's
a Ford vs. Chevy thing. 

Bob Michaels

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "bobphoto"
<bobphoto@a...> wrote:
> Which is better for black and white mf negative scanning?  With or
without scanhancer for the Multipro?
> 
> Bob

> Which is better for black and white mf negative scanning?  With or 
> without scanhancer for the Multipro?

I have the 5400 with the grain dissolver, which is basically a built-in
scanhancer. With some BW films it will reduce white speckles, especially
visbible in the shadows. On Delta 100 in particular I noticed a big 
difference when using the grain dissolver, but on many other films it 
has no efefct whatsoever.

--
Daniel Staver
http://daniel.staver.no

I use Scanhancer with my Multi Pro and have been pretty happy with it. The difference is 
not great but for the extra minimal cost I think it's worth the investment. I scan 16-bit 
grayscale as black-and-white positive. The  preview histogram comes back heavily 
weighted to the shadows, so you must increase the exposure between 1.5 to 2 in the 
Dimage Scan Utility before the final scan.

I understand that many people have been disappointed with the noise in color scans with 
the Multipro, but I have not extensively tested this. 90% of my scans are with black-and-
white negatives. Although people perceive a great difference in quality of these scanners 
with color work, it's my opinion that the quality of black and white scans depends largely 
on the skill and knowledge of the scanner operator.

> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "bobphoto"
> <bobphoto@a...> wrote:
> > Which is better for black and white mf negative scanning?  With or
> without scanhancer for the Multipro?
> > 
> > Bob