I agree. I have scanned it for a few years and am always impressed with the results. It is different than other Ilford films (Fp4+, for example,developed in HD11), but it scans beautifully. (I rate it at 320 rather than 400.) The only problem I have is finding a lab that takes reasonable care with the negatives at a reasonable price. Steve --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Jerry Olson <jerryolson@r...> wrote: > XP2 is a great film for scanning, sharp, very fine grain, great tones, etc. > > Jerry > > > > > > THOMAS MOORE wrote: > > I found CN400 35mm a very friendly film to scan. Great latitude and > > virtually grainlees > > > > on 2/21/03 12:23 PM, Eric Maquiling at eric@m... wrote: > > > > On 02/21 12:20, Austin Franklin wrote: > > > >>Personally, I find the TMAX films in XTOL hags to scan. I prefer > >>Tri-X/Plus-X in D-76 1:1/75F and that gives me the best B&W scans. Delta > >>100 is exceptional as well. I do pre-soak, and use constant agitation. > > > > > > Sorry to keep this thread going but I'll be moving soon and I probably > > won't be able to set up even a simple setup for processing film for a > > while. > > > > Any thoughts about scanning C-41 type B&W film and scanning? XP2? > > TC400? > > > > TIA! > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, Polls and other resources as they are often being updated. The page is at: > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint > > > > If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily digest, or you wish to unsubscribe, please edit your Membership preferences by visiting this same page. > > > > Please follow these basic guidelines: > > - Include your full name with your message. > > - Include the address of your website, if you have one. > > - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep them short. > > - As the topic of a thread changes remember to change the subject header. > > - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or &amp;quot;flames.&amp;quot; > > - Complete your Yahoo profile. > > - Before posting a question, search the message archives and the various resources on the homepage. > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > >
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Re: best scanner for b&w
2003-02-22 by Stephen Kobrin <skobrin@hotmail.com>
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