Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thomas Kachadurian wrote: > > Dan: > > In a few words, not very well. I've been shooting neg film when I'm going > to scan it on my Super coolscan. Slide are about a 50/50 chance for good > results. Forget shadow detail. Tom: I am feeling same way after scanning a bunch for web page on studio mate's polaroid sprint scan. A few, with very open shadows, scan well. The rest I fight. When I get some shadow detail, the contrast is gone. But I am not very experienced. Yet. Think it is time for a good book on the subject. But a question. I have been using increasing amounts of Fujji SuperG 100/800 do do available light/darkness stuff and am very impressed. But for stock agency need to go to transparency. I may set up duping system (I have all the stuff) to convert, but wonder if you have experience with hi res scans and output to transparency? That seems the most controllable way, but they comes the question of a film recorder or fairly high cost of using a lab. A drum scan and a LVT get things up in the $80 a pix, and that's no good for volume stock with no guarantee of sales. Donal Philby San Diego