Try using Vuescan. Use the B+W neg setting in Media type, and one of the Tmax settings in the Color Tab. You can adjust the contast fine with the sliders. I have scanned plenty of B+W negs with no problem at all.
Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sassan Hazeghi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 1:59 AM Subject: [filmscanners] Scanning B&W negatives with Nikon Coolscan III (LS 30) ? Does anyone have good experience scanning Tri-X or Tmax-400 with a Coolscan III ? I have just started scanning some B&W and all results have rather poor contrast (and simple auto adjust under Photoshop does not seem to quite correct for this.) Is 8 bit of dynamic range supposed to sufficient to get descent B&W prints on good paper or would I need to switch to Coolscan IV to see a difference ? If I switch to C41 B&W negatives would the result be any different (and would one need a different scanner setting (gray-scale vs color ?) Thanks, Sassan. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body