Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pleased to read some opinions on this from you guys. My issues may also be related to my developing routine and /or scanning process. Also my expectations vs scanning slides. I've used the Nikon software and Vuescan with my Coolscan V, Scanned as greyscale, Scanned as RGB, Scanned as colour positive and inverted. I consider that the Nikons are more vulnerable to grittiness from bw scans due to the LED light-sources being very point form vs a larger source in a flatbed, for example. Len, I've used Delta 100 and now Acros (in dilute XTOL)which are very fine grained. I do scan at 4000dpi. I think that the software sometimes interprets the grain clumps wrongly and applies too much anti-aliasing. I do, of course, expect to see the grain effect that is characteristic of the film type. Otherwise I might as well shoot digital! Yes digital ICE won't work with traditional bw films. I do produce acceptable scans for adjustment in PS. I would like them to be better. Vuescan in my experience is very much faster to use, set up right. I have never found settings with it for bw that yield anywhere near the tonal range from my negs that the Nikon software does. I am using Vuescan settings from Daniel Ridings. I don't know anyone that presents smoother toned bw to the LUG. Philippe Orlent has suggested Neat Image noise reduction to reduce the gritty effect. It works very well. I still love to shoot and process that bw film. When I want very smooth bw, I convert from slide film. Obviously there are big differences in exposure tolerances, dynamic range. Nevertheless can't be beat for smooth toned bw from film, imho. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [Leica] Diafine anyone? Now Nikon scanner I don't have a problem with Nikon scanners either. And I've had the CS IV, CS V and now the CS9000. B&W film does have grain. If you can't see grain your scanner has very low resolution. Len On Jul 24, 2007, at 2:39 PM, Steve Unsworth wrote: > Digital ICE, or any equivalent system that uses an IR beam to > identify dust, > will not work with traditional silver based b&w films. > > I've scanned hundreds of rolls of b&w with Nikon scanners, been > perfectly > happy with the results, and wasn't aware of any potential problems > until I > read somewhere that there were issues. > > Steve > > > On 24/7/07 15:41, "Chris Saganich" <chs2018@med.cornell.edu> wrote: > >> Hoppy, >> The Nikon light source is problematic with B&W film. I've read >> that the >> digital ice thing should not be used with B&W film, if that makes >> any sense >> to the Nikon users out there. >