I scan BW negs in RGB. That way I can control the look of the gray or tone them a bit toward a sepia or a selenium look if I wish. Plus, I think I get better gradations of grayscale in RGB. When I want small files I convert the scans to grayscale in PhotoShop after they've been scanned, cleaned and adjusted. Paul
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Hi gang ... > > Over the next few weeks I'm going to attempt scanning a lot > of conventional B&W negs. I have heard a number of > conflicting opinions on the best way to do this. Most > comments center around whether to scan in RGB or greyscale. > Greyscale would be nice as I could save some space, but if > RBG will give higher quality results, I'll bite the bullet. > > I have scanned using both methods before, although with the > help of a friend who did most of the work and setup, so I'm > still pretty much uneducated and inexperienced wrt the > subtleties. > > Scanners used will be an Imacon Flextight 626 (I believe > that's the number) and the Nikon Coolscan IV 4000dpi unit, > if that makes any difference. > > Thanks for any help, > > shel
