There are so many variables that could affect contrast in a digitally printed image. I find that shooting T400CN at 300 or 200ASA gives a very crisp punchy negative that has excellent shadow detail and the brightest whites don't blow out.
I have also printed virtually straight (contrast, brightness, curves, levels) off of my 2450 Epson scanner at 8x10 and been thrilled with the results. 25 years in the wet darkroom. I know the Epson is not a dedicated film scannner but it did a great job. If I continue to get results that I am getting, I am not going back to the wet dark place anytime soon. Jerry > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 00:00:03 +0100 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [filmscanners_Digest] filmscanners Digest for Tue 14 Oct, 2003 > >> o o o >> >> The BW CN films, why use them? If you want BW images, shoot with color >> neg. That way you can use channel blending in Photoshop to get the BW >> values just the way you want them. >>> >> Don > Karl, > > That applies to Silver B&W being used in a wet darkroom, but does it apply > to C41 B&W being scanned for digital printing? The dynamic range > (tolerance) of color film is great, and can be pretty effective if you > stretch the contrast in digital processing. I do like the quality of the > contrast of my C-41 B&W scanned and manipulated digitally. If you print the > unmodified scanned image, it is indeed very flat. > > Berry ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
