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Subject: Re: [Leica] Print film scanning D-Max?
From: Jim Hemenway <jim@hemenway.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 10:26:59 -0500
References: <LNBBLBNFHNEHGFKFMALGCEAPAEAB.tim@picturedesk.org>

Tim:

Is this the one?

Austin Franklin wrote:
> 
> > The obvious one is a
> > Dmax of 4.2 on single pass scans.  It is up from about 3.6.
> 
> Just FYI, higher values of dMax, whether valid or not, are ONLY applicable
> for positive film.  Standard negative film (B&W or color) does not need a
> dMax over 2.8.
> 
> Austin
> 

Jim
http://www.hemenway.com



Tim Atherton wrote:
> 
> I spent the weekend dumping tons of old e-mail, and as a result I now need
> one of them...!
> 
> Was it on the LUG that someone posted that negative films only need a
> scanner d-max of 2.8 or some such?
> 
> Also, if so, what was the rationale?
> 
> thanks
> 
> tim
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