filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: supra 400

2001-09-05 Thread Rob Geraghty
Tom wrote: > Not an answer, but I had exactly the same problem > with Supra 400. Stopped using it even though it > is supposed to be 'scanner optimized'. >> I have a number of supra 400 images that I will need to get >> decent scans of. Using my SS4000 I get terrible grain >> aliasing making the

RE: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: supra 400

2001-09-06 Thread Jawed Ashraf
>= Original Message From Rob Geraghty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> = >Tom wrote: >> Not an answer, but I had exactly the same problem >> with Supra 400. Stopped using it even though it >> is supposed to be 'scanner optimized'. >>> I have a number of supra 400 images that I will need to get >>> dec

Re: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: supra 400

2001-09-06 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Jawed Ashraf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >the photographer in the breeze! I want to try Provia 400F to get the same > >sort of speed which hopefully less apparent grain. > Provia 400 (F? are there variants?) scans beautifully - no grain aliasing in > shadows on the LS40 (my mate Joel's Provia

Re: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: supra 400

2001-09-06 Thread Arthur Entlich
Obviously the Provia films are slides and the Superia are negs, just to clarify. Provia 400 is a miserable film (also sold as Sensia II 400). It is grainy, has poor color, often shifting very cyan, and is too contrasty in bright light, which is the only way to get decent color out of it, which s

Re: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: supra 400

2001-09-06 Thread Steve Woolfenden
Provia 400F is a new beast, and has received very good eviews. I have a few rolls waiting for low light situations, but haven't used them yet. Deservedly so , it behaves just like the 100F with very fine grain , just 2 stops faster.. I've had a magazine cover published with a pic shot using

RE: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: supra 400

2001-09-06 Thread Jawed Ashraf
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Arthur Entlich > Sent: 06 September 2001 16:38 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: supra 400 > > > Obviously the Provia films are slides and the Superia are negs, just to > clarify. > > Provia 400 is

Re: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: supra 400

2001-09-06 Thread Tony Sleep
On Thu, 6 Sep 2001 10:08:20 +1000 =?iso-8859-1?Q?Rob=20Geraghty?= ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Odd. I thought Tony said the SS4000 aliased less than 2700ppi scanners. > Can someone explain this to me? ISTM that people are seeing grain at > 4000ppi > and calling it aliasing? It is utterly d