Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Simon, If you can see separation in the darker tones of your Scala images then you can get that information out. Find a friend with the new Nikon 5000, turn off ICE, turn on at least 8 times sampling, make sure the machine is in 16bit mode, adjust the preview using the curves and levels dialogue box to get a close approximation of the image you want to see but do make sure that the darkest areas do not go below 5,5,5 and scan the image. If you have just one or two images that are especially valuable to you then pay a pro to scan on a drum or on an Imacon. A third alternative would be to find someone with an old Leaf scanner; that device can find detail in very thick slides. You will be pleasantly surprised what the new scanners will pull out of an image. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of animal Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 8:38 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] scanning dark scala question So there would be no use in having something scanned on a state of the art machine since there is nothing there to scan? > Hi Simon, > > I don't know which scanner you have, but my experience with my Nikon LS > 2000 is that underexposed (i.e. dark) Scala is the most difficult film > for the scanner to deal with. In general, I find that this scanner likes > slides that are on the "thin" side, i.e. somewhat more exposure than one > would ordinarily want. The problem is especially acute with Scala. I am > pretty sure you get the same issue with other film scanners, and I am > afraid there is not much you can do about it. > > Nathan > > animal wrote: > > > > Hello, some time ago i scanned a few i had taken at night on Agfa Scala > > slide film > > The slides looked dark but ok on the lighttable but i had a hard time > > scanning them. > > Remember that i increased the scanners brightness in order to get some > > volume on the histogram; > > producing artifacts like the ghost image of the staircase in this one: > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/apekop/image-40954.html > > Would it have gone better if i just left the light normal and modified the > > tones after scanning? > > Can,t try because the film is gone somewhere. > > Thanks again > > simon jessurun > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl > Mobile: +31 630 868 671 > > http://www.nathanfoto.com/index.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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html