Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alastair, my experience with the coolscan V is that the Nikons are very unforgiving on denser b&w negs. (contrasty- gritty). Marty in Adelaide recommended that I adjust the recommended development times down by 10 to 20% where my negs where destined to be scanned in my Nikon. I've found the results to be a considerable improvement regarding the tonal range and grain reproduction. I use largely ~100 ISO films and ID11. I think that the effect of the Nikon scanners is more akin to a condenser enlarger. I have no current experience regarding printing from those negs with an enlarger. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Alastair Firkin Sent: Saturday, 3 March 2007 10:35 To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] Film/Dev combos and Scanner contrast range I have spent the last 2 weekends working on my film/dev combinations, using the recommendations of the 205 FCC magazine. The process is easy, BUT SLOW, and the results are pretty scary --- at least for me it explains a lot of my problems ;-) The bottom line seems to be the EI rating of the film is a combination of the film and developer type. T-max 100 rates as 80 in ID-11 and 64 in Rodinal FOR ME. The contrast range is determined by the development time. You measure Zone VIII negs to give you a contrast range to suit your enlarger. Does any one know what contrast range suits scanners, in particular Nikon 5000 !!!! Is it the density range of 1.2 as for diffusion enlargers or 1.01 as for condenser enlargers? cheers