Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/04

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Scannin B&W
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Thu Jan 4 07:55:55 2007
References: <200701040815.l048EZPf079617@server1.waverley.reid.org> <2FD0F8C9-FBEB-4184-AB13-9E8F8E0EE881@optonline.net>

negatives

ric


On Jan 4, 2007, at 10:22 AM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:

>
> On Jan 4, 2007, at 3:15 AM, Hank wrote:
>
>>  Here's how I create those images. I use a Leica M4 with Ilford  
>> HP5 film developed in D-76. From the resulting negatives I print  
>> the photos on a VC paper using Dektol. Finally, I scan the prints  
>> to disk using a Canon LiDe scanner. I don't manipulate the print  
>> in any way.
>
>
> I have an archive of about 1000 old B&W images to record on CDs.  
> Both the negatives and prints are available. Would I get better  
> results if I scanned the negatives directly with my Minolta 5400  
> film scanner or scanned the prints with an Epson 600 dpi flatbed  
> scanner? Most of the negtives are 35mm Tri X. The prints are 5x7s  
> and 8x10s.
>
> Any advice would be helpful.
>
> Larry Z
>
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Replies: Reply from firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin) ([Leica] Re: Scannin B&W)
In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: Scannin B&W)