[Leica] Re: Scanning Tri-X

[lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth)]

My experience is the same as yours Larry based on scanning hundreds of rolls
of Tri-X.

I did have a long and at times heated discussion with someone on the Leica
forum who kept telling everyone that scanning silver b&w negatives and
getting decent results was impossible due to the type of light source. After
a few dozen messages he admitted that his experience was based on a friend's
unsuccessful scan of a single frame and that he'd never actually tried it
himself. He was a very clever chap (and I mean that genuinely) but his
approach was purely theoretical.

Steve


On 18/8/07 15:50, "Lawrence Zeitlin" <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> wrote:


> Can someone explain what he means in plain language?  I've scanned
> hundreds of Tri-X negatives with my Minolta Dimage 5400 scanner at
> 4000ppi, and, apart from the inevitable dust spots on poorly stored
> negatives, I have yet to see what he means. If there is a problem, is
> the scanner software correcting it automatically?