[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
[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] Re: Scanning B+W negatives
Hi Chris, I used to load my black and white reels in a closet with a towel blocking the light from the floor gap. Sometimes it got hot and my hands would get sweaty and then the film would get sticky. Worse was if the reel wasn't fully dry because I was running a bunch of film through, or horrors I dropped the film after popping open the cassette. Ultimately, I built a large, well sealed and tar paper covered darkroom, because I was also doing color work. I have to dismantle it since I can't do wet darkroom anymore. I own a Minolta Dual Dimage II, which is a bit different than your model, but to scan black and white in it, as I recall, I used to scan it as a color negative. I would then save the cleanest channel, which was usually the green channel, and make it into a greyscale, and then invert it. This is from memory, since I haven't used the scanner in a long time, as I have a Polaroid SS4000. I suggest you try a few different approaches and see which seems to give the best results with your particular scanner model. Art Chris Aitken wrote: > 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] Re: Scanning B&W negatives with Nikon Coolscan III (LS 30) ?
Try using Vuescan. Use the B+W neg setting in Media type, and one of the Tmax settings in the Color Tab. You can adjust the contast fine with the sliders. I have scanned plenty of B+W negs with no problem at all. Phil - Original Message - From: "Sassan Hazeghi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 1:59 AM Subject: [filmscanners] Scanning B&W negatives with Nikon Coolscan III (LS 30) ? Does anyone have good experience scanning Tri-X or Tmax-400 with a Coolscan III ? I have just started scanning some B&W and all results have rather poor contrast (and simple auto adjust under Photoshop does not seem to quite correct for this.) Is 8 bit of dynamic range supposed to sufficient to get descent B&W prints on good paper or would I need to switch to Coolscan IV to see a difference ? If I switch to C41 B&W negatives would the result be any different (and would one need a different scanner setting (gray-scale vs color ?) Thanks, Sassan. Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
[filmscanners] Re: Scanning B&W negatives with Nikon Coolscan III (LS 30) ?
I have made pleasing scans of TRI-X negatives. I compared the resulting inkjet prints with the original silver prints, and they were at least as good, and in some instances better. I was so convinced by the quality, that I am trying to sell off my darkroom equipment. I use VueScan (no idea what Nikonoscan would do), and I print on an EPSON 870. - Original Message - From: "Sassan Hazeghi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 8:59 PM Subject: [filmscanners] Scanning B&W negatives with Nikon Coolscan III (LS 30) ? Does anyone have good experience scanning Tri-X or Tmax-400 with a Coolscan III ? I have just started scanning some B&W and all results have rather poor contrast (and simple auto adjust under Photoshop does not seem to quite correct for this.) Is 8 bit of dynamic range supposed to sufficient to get descent B&W prints on good paper or would I need to switch to Coolscan IV to see a difference ? If I switch to C41 B&W negatives would the result be any different (and would one need a different scanner setting (gray-scale vs color ?) Thanks, Sassan. Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
