Digital BW, The Print

Hi Alex,

Sorry, I forgot this was a B&W list.  No, I didn't mean to recommend that
(though if you're shooting color, that is what I recommend though ;-),
but...fact is, the spectral response of Portra 400 is wider than that of
Tri-X, so you may in fact capture more of the visible tonal range with
Portra and do what you say!

Regards,

Austin

> Austin,
> I am now a bit confused: you are recommending using color negative
> film for B&W scanning ?  Porta is BW but uses color chemistry, no ?
> Thanks,
> Alex
>
>
> > That all may be true, (and I agree with using color negative films over
> > slide films),
> > I must point out, that when you scan, your scanner has a particular
> density
> > range that it can capture, let's say 3.6, and the scanner will always
> > capture that range, no matter what the range of your film is.  The
> unused
> > range is simply thrown out, via your setpoints.
> >
> > My suggestion to maximize your data capture is to use a film (I suggest
> > negative film, though it has a lower density range than slide, it
> has better
> > tonality...as in captures more tones) that is just below the density
> range
> > your scanner can handle, and learn to use it well.
> >
> > Austin