Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/02

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Subject: [Leica] Film/Dev combos and Scanner contrast range
From: imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George)
Date: Fri Mar 2 16:26:48 2007
References: <C20C81C7.47160%mark@rabinergroup.com> <45E71C75.1030405@wanadoo.nl> <42C16E2B-3380-4C25-B4C6-5AAF207D77C8@ncable.net.au>
 
Ah the delight of variables ;~)
I believe that you have to consider not only the scanner, but also  
the scanning software, as to how much dynamic range you can pull out  
of piece of film.

also
in my anecdotal experience (not tested) the overall density - film  
base - etc. has an effect on scanning max contrast range.

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george@imagist.com



On Mar 2, 2007, at 6:35 PM, Alastair Firkin wrote:

> Does any one know what contrast range suits scanners, in particular  
> Nikon 5000 !!!! Is it the density range of 1.2 as for diffusion  
> enlargers or 1.01 as for condenser enlargers?
In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Neopan-Xtol Xpert-Tease Sought - Cutting-To-Chase Version)
Message from michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema) ([Leica] Neopan-Xtol Xpert-Tease Sought - Cutting-To-Chase Version)
Message from firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin) ([Leica] Film/Dev combos and Scanner contrast range)