RE: [pinhole-discussion] Need help with BW film scanning
I've heard that http://www.scantips.com/ has some great info. I have to admit that I haven't had a chance to pour through it myself. Let us all know if you find it helpful. I've also heard that SilverFast makes a big difference. It's a bit pricey. www.silverfast.com -Original Message- From: Jeff Dilcher [mailto:dilc...@cueva.com] Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 10:35 AM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Need help with BW film scanning Does anyone know any good resources and/or tips for scanning black and white film? A while back I purchased a fairly decent scanner, (microtek scanmaker 4), which has trays for scanning film. I have been trying to scan 4x5 BW negatives, but seem to be having miserable results- way to much contrast and little usable shadow detail. If anyone has any good sources or internet sites that have to do with scanning film and/or Photoshop use, I would appreciate it! ___ Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.p at ???/discussion/
RE: [pinhole-discussion] Need help with BW film scanning
Colin, I use a Microtek Scanmaker 4 also and have been completely satisfied with 4x5 negatives and transparencies from pinhole. But my 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 have been pretty disappointing (for printing up to 8 x 8). Have you had any luck scanning and printing 2 1/4 neg/pos film? Gregg -Original Message- From: Colin Talcroft [mailto:ctalcr...@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 12:21 PM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Need help with BW film scanning Hi I have a Microtek Scanmaker 4 scanner as well and have been quite pleased with my results scanning BW negatives. The trick seems to be to scan them as color POSITIVES (the setting is called positive transparencies, not color negatives and then to invert them. Microtek in Japan suggested this to me when I was frustrated and disappointed with my results, and really works. Makes a world of difference. Most of the later material on my pinhole site (you can ue the URL below if interested) was done this way (some of the earlier stuff was done with a Minolta Quickscan 35, which gave very nice results, but was limited to 35mm). Underexposed negatives give this and any scanner their toughest time, but with most negatives I have been quite pleased. Most of the stuff on the site is 4x6.5CM negatives. Obviously, the bigger the better, but quite a few of these are 35mm as well. http://www.sonic.net/~talcroft/PinholeSite/ Colin Hope this helps __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ___ Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.p at ???/discussion/
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Need help with BW film scanning
on 2/25/01 11:46 AM, William Erickson at erick...@ic.mankato.mn.us wrote: I second the request. I have been using a polaroid sprintscan 45 and scanning BW negatives as color. It really seems to demand quite a flat negtative to capture what is in the negative. Also, a negative scanner doesn't handle underexposed negatives at all well. With some images I've made a print and then scanned that because the negative scanner gave no usable results. - Original Message - From: Jeff Dilcher dilc...@cueva.com To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 9:35 AM Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Need help with BW film scanning Books that might be of help. The digital Darkroom Black and White Techniques using Photoshop by George Schaub very good The Photoshop Grayscale Book by Jim Rich good The books are on black and white which is great most books do no realy cover b@w I have a Umax Astra 2200 ad a canon printer very cheap not top of the line. I am very new to digital and what I have ben geting is much better than I thought some very good prints. Allso I have ben making enlarged paper digital negs and than making Vandyke prints drom the paper neg. I got some very good vandyke prints. One the problems I have is two thing. I do not have a full photoshop and I have a lot to learn. The book Making digital Negatives for contact Printing by Dan Burkholder this has help me a lot in making the paper negs. Again my problem is the lack of full photoshop. James
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Need help with BW film scanning
Sorry, forget one thing. Microtek also told me that the black liners for lining up negatives that come with the Scanmaker 4 are for neatness only. They save you the trouble of rotating negatives in photoshop if you get them crooked, but they say they make no difference to the quality of the scan. I just stick the negatives directly on the glass. I have had no problems with damaged negatives or getting Newton rings in the scans (you do have to be careful, of course). The flatter the negative, the better--naturally. This is another reason I prefer T-Max films to many others, The film base is unusually thick and strong. They curl very little if dried hanging with a weight (which is normal I think). I like Agfa and Ilford films and some of the Fuji BW films a lot ,but they curl terribly in my experience--epecially the Agfa films. Colin __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Need help with BW film scanning
I second the request. I have been using a polaroid sprintscan 45 and scanning BW negatives as color. It really seems to demand quite a flat negtative to capture what is in the negative. Also, a negative scanner doesn't handle underexposed negatives at all well. With some images I've made a print and then scanned that because the negative scanner gave no usable results. - Original Message - From: Jeff Dilcher dilc...@cueva.com To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 9:35 AM Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Need help with BW film scanning Does anyone know any good resources and/or tips for scanning black and white film? A while back I purchased a fairly decent scanner, (microtek scanmaker 4), which has trays for scanning film. I have been trying to scan 4x5 BW negatives, but seem to be having miserable results- way to much contrast and little usable shadow detail. If anyone has any good sources or internet sites that have to do with scanning film and/or Photoshop use, I would appreciate it! ___ Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.p at ???/discussion/
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Need help with BW film scanning
You should take a close look at VueScan at http://www.hamrick.com/vsm.html VueScan is a great $40 program. Originally developed for film scanners, it now works with flatbed scanners as well, including Microtek. You can download a try before you buy. With my Nikon LS-30/Coolscan III, VueScan does a much better job than NikonScan. If you are using SilverFast, VueScan may not be an improvement. The VueScan website also has links to some scanning tip sites. Tom Does anyone know any good resources and/or tips for scanning black and white film? A while back I purchased a fairly decent scanner, (microtek scanmaker 4), which has trays for scanning film. I have been trying to scan 4x5 BW negatives, but seem to be having miserable results- way to much contrast and little usable shadow detail. If anyone has any good sources or internet sites that have to do with scanning film and/or Photoshop use, I would appreciate it! ___ Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.p at ???/discussion/
[pinhole-discussion] Need help with BW film scanning
Does anyone know any good resources and/or tips for scanning black and white film? A while back I purchased a fairly decent scanner, (microtek scanmaker 4), which has trays for scanning film. I have been trying to scan 4x5 BW negatives, but seem to be having miserable results- way to much contrast and little usable shadow detail. If anyone has any good sources or internet sites that have to do with scanning film and/or Photoshop use, I would appreciate it!
