Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 400 B&W
From: "Ted Bayer" <tedbayer@harbornet.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 12:34:16 -0800
References: <37.23fe63af.29bb887d@aol.com> <3C8A356E.6020009@ldp.com> <p05100314b8b0033cacca@[209.53.33.241]> <3C8A6B40.D28EB8B7@markrabiner.com>

This is a interesting and serious point, Mark.  I had not seen it
before.  How do you measure it -- are there any empirical studies that
speak to this issue?  If so, I would like to know as I am considering
going to this type of film as my main film.

Thank you, Mark.

Ted in Olalla

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@markrabiner.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] 400 B&W


> ><Snip>
> > Grain aliasing is also an issue; Certain films will appear to have
> > significantly larger grain when scanned due to interference between
> > the discreet nature of the silver grains and the scanner sensor.
> > Chromogenic film doesn't have sharp edged film grains to cause this
> > problem. For scanning, the lack of acutance of the chromogenic films
> > is an asset.
> >
> > --
> >     *            Henning J. Wulff
>
>
> Henning I think what we could be talking about here is we can unsharp
> mask the hell out of chromegic films like color neg and we don't get
> that heartbreaking crusty look.
> For the purposes of  scanning for Inkjetting of A3's or bigger this
> could be a great thing.
> And I can see how it with the ICE might be darn convenient saving
hours
> of cloning.
>
> But for the purposes of website making and emailing the benefits might
> be minimal.
> Or letter sized Inkjetting even.
>
> For me scanning from a just developed and dried (therefore clean) neg
i
> like the looks of real film.
> I like the control i have over real film (not chromegic)
> and i like that fact that my negs from 1965 look good as new.
> Chromegic film fades while you look at it.
>
>
> Mark Rabiner
> Portland, Oregon USA
> http://www.markrabiner.com
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Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@markrabiner.com> (Re: [Leica] 400 B&W)