Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeffery Smith said: > I've all but given up on scanning silver halide films. I have some APX > 100 drying now. Wish me luck.<<<<< Gee Jeffery, As much as I often want to destroy my Polaroid Sprintscan scanner because it selects the wrong neg so often, it is a wonderful scanner with any film when it's working right. Heck I scan tri-x 400 shot at 800 and make 13 X 19 size B&W prints that people drool over at the quality of reproduction, along with any other B&W films. What's your problem? If anything probably the scanner. Not that I'd recommend a Polaroid Sprintscan scanner only because it creates more grief than it's worth when you're in a hurry and sometimes must insert the same neg a half dozen times before the machine finally locks on the right neg to be scanned. I might also mention this is the 4th Sprintscan I've had as Polaroid have exchanged them hopefully to get one that would work correctly for any reasonable amount of time. But I've never had any problem with the look or the quality of B&W film scanned for big prints. Including those for permanent exhibitions in Galleries or as office decor. ted