Re: Suggestions welcome...

2001-12-20 Thread Rob Studdert
On 20 Dec 2001 at 19:29, Doug Franklin wrote: > On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 09:53:43 -0800, Bruce Dayton wrote: > > > [...] I also have better luck scanning negatives than slides. It > > seems that you need a bigger D-range in your scanner to really do > > slides well. > > Maybe there's something I'm

Re: Suggestions welcome...

2001-12-20 Thread Doug Franklin
On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 09:53:43 -0800, Bruce Dayton wrote: > [...] I also have better luck scanning negatives than slides. It > seems that you need a bigger D-range in your scanner to really do > slides well. Maybe there's something I'm not understanding here, but that sounds strange. I thought

Re: Suggestions welcome...

2001-12-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Kristian Walsh wrote: > > > So, I was wondering about giving up on the print lark totally, and just > shooting slides from now on. Then, as current ink-jets seem to have > passed the PDML challenge ;-) maybe I should get a film scanner and an > inkjet and do up the "good" pictures on that. > That

Re: Suggestions welcome...

2001-12-20 Thread Bruce Dayton
Kristian, Where I am, I have found that the cost of print film is cheaper than slide film ($4 vs $5). The cost of develop-only C41 is cheaper than slide film ($2.30 vs $6.50). The net difference per roll is about $5.00. I also have better luck scanning negatives than slides. It seems that you

Suggestions welcome...

2001-12-20 Thread Kristian Walsh
Hi, It's that time of year when we look back over the previous 12 months and recoil in horror at how much we've paid for film and d&p (for those without darkrooms, ie., me). So, I was wondering about giving up on the print lark totally, and just shooting slides from now on. Then, as current i