Digital BW, The Print

I wouldn't worry too much about it.  I've got a ton of LF negs with compressed and expanded development, including "N-4" compensated development.  Just scan and "print" in Photoshop to taste.  In Photoshop, less is always more, so you would see pretty quickly when an adjustment curve went beyond the pale, and that should give a clue as to exposure and development.  Aside from that, you will have some more flexibility than with printing paper.  A couple of caveats, though:  If you need greatly expanded development, that can be a problem for some scanners because the neg is more dense.    Having said that, a friend just brought over some bulletproof 4x5 negs and they scanned OK on my Heidleberg.  Another one is that pyro can sometimes be difficult to scan.  I have a lot of LF negs developed in PMK or Rollo pyro, and they do require some extra attention.  Hope this helps a little.

  --Ken
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: steve1t 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 9:07 PM
  Subject: [Digital BW] Scanned negatives and the Zone System


  I've decided to dig out the old 4x5 Benderview and try
  b&w film > scan > inkjet output.  However, I immediately
  hit a snag.  How do I calibrate "personal film speed",
  "standard print time", and "N, N+1, N-1, development"
  for a negative to be scanned for digital output?  BTW, my
  personal preferences are Ilford FP4+ developed in D-76,
  D-76 1:1, or D-23.

  My initial questions/thoughts are:

  A - How can I carry out Zone system calibration digitally?  Or .
  . .

  B - Should I carry out all negative and proofing procedures
  normally in the "wet" darkroom and then scan the resulting
  negatives for digital output?  Or . . .

  C - Do a classic "ring-a-round" for various lighting
  conditions
  and analyze the histograms for the best digital output?

  Option "C" sounds intriguing, has anybody tried this?  ALL
  opinions on these or other options are most welcome.

  Thanks,
  Steve T.



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