Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Robert. It would seem a pity not to get a great quality scan from Scala - it is one of my favourite films. The transparencies are superb too look at, just awful when scanned. Karina > Karina: > > I just tried some Scala too. The problem is it is very dense in the > shadows and your scanner in not up to the task. The darker areas aer tough > for all but the best scanners. I used a Polaroid 35plus which has a Dmax > of 3.6 and it would work fine on pictures taken in the daylight and > properly exposed, but night pictures or slightly underexposed pictures do > not scan well. I think the Canon has a Dmax of 3, which is even worse than > my scanner. I am thinking about getting the Polaroid 4000 Plus, which has > a Dmax of 4.6. > > Scala at 200 and properly esposed: > > http://home.istar.ca/~robsteve/photography/Paris/BW/pages/GordonInRain.htm > > Scala at 800: > > http://home.istar.ca/~robsteve/photography/Paris/BW/pages/GirlsCrossing.htm > > The last image, shot at night, did not scan well. When projected, you can > see the fibres in their jeans and details in their black jackets. > > Regards, > > Robert > > > At 06:08 AM 4/17/2002 +0000, kiklaas@iinet.net.au wrote: > >I have a Canon 2710 - and struggle with getting any decent scans of Scala > >film. > > > >Does anyone have any suggestions for improving results? Colour slide film > >is fine with this scanner but Scala is proving to be difficult to > >scan/work with. > > > >Thanks > > > >Karina > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html