Digital BW, The Print

On 7/23/2012 2:07 PM, togeorge626 wrote:
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> I have begun to scan in B&W negatives from my darkroom past. I use a Nikon 9000ED and VuScan for this. The problem is that when 
> I scan certain favorite negatives that include images of the sun, the over-exposed sun images and immediate surround are totally 
> impenetrable to the scanner, even with two or three passes. These same images printed very well through an optical enlarger 
> along with the expected heavy burning of the sun image area, which was able to show a density curve even within the darkest area.
>
> I could accept defeat and scan an optical print of these negatives (sigh). However I wonder if: a) I could adjust the 9000 in 
> some way to make it scan through the spot, or b) if an expensive drum scan would do the job?
>
I've had good success with *really* dense negs adjusting the analog gain of the 9000ED.
Dunno if/how Vuescan enables this.

Dana



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