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Re: [OM] Scanning B&W photos and the Callier Effect

Subject: Re: [OM] Scanning B&W photos and the Callier Effect
From: w shumaker <rlist@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 21:01:38 -0400
Matt, have you tried scanning B&W as a positive, then inverting later
in photoshop. Some people claim they get better results that way. May
have something to do with the clear base silver B&W has.

Wayne

At 03:28 PM 9/14/2002, Matt wrote:
> There is a HUGE diff between scanning Negs vs Transparency though.
> B&W AND color negs show much more grain when scanned than comparable
> transparencies... And dust or scratches on a transparency are DARK vs
> WHITE on a neg.

> On my Nikon 4000CN I've found that I need EXTREMELY fine grained negs
> to get acceptable scans. Tmax400CN is supposed to be really fined
> grained and I find it just barely acceptable for scanning... I have
> had pretty good results with Fuji Acros 100.



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