"don schaefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I read that the Nikon LS4000 has enough resolution to scan both the grain and the area between the grain (as opposed to "clumping grain" problems with the LS2000 which I experienced to a disturbing degree). This is not enough reason alone to buy the scanner, however. What makes the most sense to me is to make a very sharp darkroom print with a wide tonal range and scan it on a hi-res flatbed like the Epson 3200. Result: huge file size (if you need it), minimal grain. Do what you want in Photoshop. > > Minolta Dimage Scan > Elite 5400 might work well? It has some diffusion gate that is supposed to address the problem, but how well, with a grainy film like 3200 is questionable. <<<<<<<<<<<<< All quite sensible, but I'd think that you could just scan the TMAX 3200 negatives straight with the 3200, if one had a 3200. 4000 dpi scans of B&W silver film can be pretty ugly (accentuated grain and dust), and the 3200's inherent softness just might be exactly the right thing for super grainy films. (Truth in advertising: the only B&W silver film I've scanned was one roll of Tech Pan on the Nikon 8000. I had a camera store develop the film; the grain was quite sharp and ugly and dust stood out incredibly clearly against the sharp grainy background. (I think the store messed up the processing, but so far I've been too lazy to get back into processing my own B&W and put up with XP-2. The lack of ICE with silver B&W (and the uninspired B&W on my current inkjet) makes doing my own processing unattractive. Sigh.) David J. Littleboy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tokyo, Japan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body