Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tanks for the details Tina, I was referring the Drum scanning as an alterative option for just some of the negatives with more problems, I've never tried it, I think that quality is very good. You are lucky to have a bulk loader working all the day! I shall scann mines one by one! Cheers Lluis El 27/02/2013, a las 23:35, Tina Manley escribi?: > Hi, Lluis, > > Thanks! I've tried Neat Image and cannot get it to work right. Everything > just looks very smeary to me. I've been going through spotting each spot, > one by one. I have tried scanning prints on a flatbed, but I usually get > better results with a dedicated film scanner like my Nikon LS5000. One > thing that is easier than the scanner and gives good results is a slide > duplicator fitted with a digital camera and macro lens. You take an actual > digital photo of the slide or negative. It takes more time because you > have to sit there and swap out each film. My scanner with its bulk loader > just scans all day without any attention from me. It's way too expensive > for me to consider drum scanning for all of my negatives, but I may select > a few and have that done some day. > > Keep scanning! > > Tina > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Lluis Ripoll > <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>wrote: > >> Tina, >> >> I agree this picture is wonderful! you are the Queen of the dark! I can >> imagine how difficult is get a "clean" image from a scanning, I've never >> heard about Neat Image, it works well? I've take a look on the website it >> looks interesting, but IMO the real test is when you print a large print. >> I >> don't know what to do with such images, I have the same problem with many >> of my old negatives. AFAIK the professional Drum scanners are the best >> ones >> to reproduce a diffuser light enlarger, maybe you can ask for a >> professional scanning, on the other hand the grain and the dust are less >> noticeable in the darkroom process than in a scanner, in such cases I've >> asked myself if it could be better work up to a scanning on a good >> flatbead >> scanner of an enlargement, and on this case I think that the copy it is >> not >> necessary that it is a perfect copy, a soft one would be enough, after you >> can work your scanned print and modify with Photoshop. Did you never tried >> this? >> >> Saludos >> Lluis >> >> >> >> El 20/02/2013, a las 23:26, Tina Manley escribi?: >> >>> PESO: >>> >>> I've been experimenting with layers and working on this one all day and >>> have probably gone too far. >>> >>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/148881790 >>> >>> t's really grainy and dark. I even bought Neat Image and tried it but >> that >>> made it worse - little crystal looking fibers all through the image. It >>> looks like I'll have to take time to learn how to use the program and not >>> just hit Auto! I really like the photo and would like to rescue it. Any >>> suggestions would be gratefully accepted. >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> -- >>> Tina Manley, ASMP >>> www.tinamanley.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information