Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Does anyone have experience with getting color negatives scanned onto PhotoCD? I have always believed that slide film was the best for getting the ultimate image quality in a scan, but a PhotoCD expert I work with sometimes told me that color negatives scan MUCH better onto PhotoCD than slides! I was shocked, and today I bought a few rolls of print film (Kodak Royal Gold 25 and 100) in order to test his theory. In my work, my final output medium IS the Internet and an occasional 8x10 to 20x30 enlargement. I have always thought I would get the best results in the scanner and for enlargements from slide film. I know slide film is more finnicky and requires more accuracy than print film, but I thought it was well worth the extra trouble for the quality I received in return. Does anyone who has shot extensively with slow print films (Kodak Ektar 25 or Royal Gold 25, for example) AND slow slide films (Velvia, for example) have any opinions on which film type gives the best (sharpest, finest) enlargements or PhotoCD scans? Francesco Sanfilippo, Five Senses Productions webmaster@5senses.com http://www.5senses.com/