[filmscanners] RE: Scanning B+W negatives
Hi Art, I sat there for most of the christmas break practising loading a film onto a reel in the changing bag. The pressure seems to double when you know it isn't a test film in there anymore (but a real one!). I'm using a Minolta Dimage Scan Dual (original ~2400ppi) dedicated film scanner, latest vuescan. I have tried (briefly) scanning as a B+W slide, then reversing in PS, scanning as a B+W neg (TMAX and XP2). Chris > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Arthur Entlich > Sent: 05 January 2005 14:41 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Scanning B+W negatives > > Congratulations on developing your first B&W film. I hope it was fun. > I can't do it anymore due to a sulfite allergy, but it was > usually an enjoyable part of the photographic process, > especially once I figured out how to load the reels correctly > in the dark ;-) > > Some of the nature of the answer you request will depend upon > how you plan of scanning your negs. Do you have a dedicated > film scanner, or a flatbed with transparency ability, and > what scanner and software will you be using? > > Art > > Chris Aitken wrote: > > > Happy New Year All, > > > > I have finally got round to developing my first B+W films - > an Ilford > > FP4+ & an HP5+. > > > > I have viewscan, and many webpages recommend different ways of > > scanning B+W negs. Does anyone here shoot Ilford B+W, and scan > > regularly? What settings do you use? > > > > I intend to shoot a lot of HP5+ in the winter, and maybe > move to FP4+ > > in the lighter months. > > > > Cheers > > > > Chris > > > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by > > MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. > > > > > > -- > -- > Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with > 'unsubscribe filmscanners' > or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the > message title or body > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous > content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
[filmscanners] Scanning B+W negatives
Happy New Year All, I have finally got round to developing my first B+W films - an Ilford FP4+ & an HP5+. I have viewscan, and many webpages recommend different ways of scanning B+W negs. Does anyone here shoot Ilford B+W, and scan regularly? What settings do you use? I intend to shoot a lot of HP5+ in the winter, and maybe move to FP4+ in the lighter months. Cheers Chris -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
[filmscanners] RE: Archiving???!!!
> Most big banks use "tapes" as backup medium. I am not sure if > that is because they are more reliable, or just cheaper. DDS tapes (essentially a data version of DAT) are about £2.50 each in the UK. Ebay yeilds a fair few DDS tape units for sale (SCSI). DDS units have 2 capacities - the first uncompressed, the second compressed (hardware compresison in the drive). Capacities: DDS1 2/4 Gb DDS2 4/8 Gb DDS3 12/24 Gb DDS4 20/40 Gb There are a few DDS3 and a lot od DDS2 on ebay at the mo. Chris -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
[filmscanners] RE: Flatbed vs film scanner
> The difference is noticable. The Minolta delivers sharper > pictures with more contrast and more details. If you want I > can upload a test picture to my homepage to show the difference. Yes please. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
[filmscanners] Software dust removal
Hi All, Further to my previous messages I have obtained a Scan Dual I on trial. I have tried it with the Vuescan trial version (and also the Minolta drivers - so this must be a later model that works on XP). Although my negatives were clean and visually dist free, there must be a fair amount of dust in my camera & lenses. Also the scanner may have been dusty, as the scanned imaged (done at max resolution ~ 2400 ppi) appeared to have dust & scratches. Firstly: What can I do to prevent dust entering the scanner? Should I be turning it on a while before using it? Secondly: Software dust removal? I have tried the AKVIS retoucher, and wasn't to impressed. I have also tried Polaroid's DSR, which I like, although I found the standalone app better than the photoshop plugin. This was based on something that would sort out an entire scan, without having to highlight each individual piece of dust/artefacts (the polaroid did a very good job of doing this). Can anyone recommend other apps, and where to get them (The DSR apparently is not available in europe!). Cheers Chris -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
