Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]SthRosner@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 3/9/02 10:31:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, > victor6@yahoo.com writes: > > >>Are there any 400 speed B&W films that are easier to >> scan than others? Is the conventional wisdom to avoid >> t-grain films if scanning is involved? >> >> > I'm laughing to myself because the reason the LUG has not seen any of my work > is that I don't have a scanner. Hopefully that's coming. To the question, I > am informed by experienced people whose opinions I value that one of the > great advantages of the chromogenic b+w films is that they scan very well, > better than silver-based films. The traditional films scan fine, but the ICE or other proprietary dust removal software based on infra-red does not work. ICE works fine on the chromogenic films, which is why some people prefer them if scanning is going to be the end result. - -- Rolfe Tessem | Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. rolfe@ldp.com | 96 Morton Street (212) 463-0029 | New York, Ny 10014 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html