William Robb mused: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Francis" > Subject: Re: E6 with JOBO > > > > > > > I'd bet that for the majority of slides shot over the last decade > > the > > prime use is to make a digital scanned image. A digital image > > capture > > device removes two steps from the process (developing and > > scanning), > > not to mention eliminating the need for expensive one-use > > materials. > > > > I expect you are right, but I also have heard that it is easier to > get good quality scans from negative film. > > William Robb
That wasn't my experience. With entry-level equipment there can be problems with scanning some slide films (Velvia is the prime example). And, of course, colour negative film is a little more forgiving on exposure latitude. But most folks who sell their shots have something better than the cheapest scanners, and know how to get the exposure right. Once I got a better scanner I switched to Provia 100F (from Kodak Supra 100) for improved colour fidelity & less grain. Plus, of course, the publishing world had pretty much been insisting on slides for pre-press for some years, and most of the time those slides went straight into a scanner. That market, needless to say, is now almost entirely digital.
