Digital BW, The Print

At 02:30 PM 8/12/2003, you wrote:
>For B&W film, it is best to use a chromogenic film because
>it is more  in the same dynamic range as the scanners. The best is Kodak
>Portra. Ilford XP2 doesn'r seem as clean. The chromogenic films use a C41 
>process,
>the same as color. Regular B&W film has silver in it which is too dense for a
>really perfect scan.

Not true at all. If you are using ICE for dust removal, then, yes, you 
cannot use silver films. Otherwise, they are no problem. I use Polaroid 
scanners and I almost always use silver-based black and white film. Partly, 
I don't really care for the look of the chromogenic films and partly, I 
often use film types that are simply not available in chromogenic films. 
For example, I do a lot of infrared work with Kodak and Maco infrared 4x5 
sheet films. They both scan beautifully.

Stan

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