Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A bit off this topic, I've been scanning a load of 50 year old BW 6x9 negs on a Canon 9900F flatbed recently, the only way to get around scratches was to scan as color positive and apply dust and scratch removal, then convert to grayscale before printing. It didn't get rid of everything but managed to do quite well on some of the poorer negs. Douglas Richard wrote: > Hi Clayton, I don't think so. I think this is one of those conventional > wisdom things. If you happen to have missed it, I just posted a > comparison between full LS-4000 and 5400 Elite scans and basically, I > don't see much of a difference in terms of "lousy grains." It *may* make > a difference in some negs but for now I am convinced this is one of > those bad software coupled with conventional wisdom thing. > > At 04:57 PM 8/9/2005, R. Clayton McKee wrote: > >> I'm thinking Callier effect, myself. (Says the guy with a darkroom >> full of condenser enlargers because I'll trade grain for sharp on a >> print any day and diffusion prints always look a little soft...) >> >> Dunno. I have a 5400 Elite (mod 1) with Vuescan and have the same >> problem... and the only answer I have is a scan from a wet print. >> Since I like printing, this isn't such a huge problem for me, but I'd >> like to be able to cut that step out sometimes. >> >> I'm scanning at full res, and I wonder if maybe I'm trying to pull >> TOO much detail from the neg and getting the grain as part of the >> detail. May have to experiment with that in my copious spare >> second. >> > > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, > please use richard at imagecraft.com) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >