Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 6/3/02 4:41 PM, Mark Rabiner at mark@markrabiner.com wrote: > Would a double scan from a dense extended range but blocked up neg > produce a better image than a single scan made from a neg with a > comfortable tonal range which can be easily dealt with? > I don't know for sure but my vote at this point would go to the single scan. > I'm more a darkroom expert than digital but over developing my negs? > I'd not even do that to make a platinum print! > > A fried Negative is a tragedy! Yeah, a good neg is a good neg. Get your shadow detail to show up with proper exposure & development. A dense neg is no ones friend. If you need to do a double scan for the highlights to not be blown out do it. Also different types of scanners reveal different "attributes" of a neg depending on they type of light source used etc. Scanners will be what changes over the upcoming years and hopefully for the better. Just think of the day that your scanner will be able to pull all that info off your neg and all you have to do is push the print button ;) - -- John Straus Chicago, IL http://SlideOne.com http://SlideOne.com/EditorsRoom ========================== - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html