A suggestion about scanning b&w negatives
2003-05-27 by Jean-Marc Humbert
Reading with great interest most of the posts dealing with the optimal method to scan b&w negs, I must say that I am still very confused: with a Nikon LS 4000 for two years I have tried different methods with various softwares : the one from Nikon, Silverfast Ai and Vuescan and I am not conviced to have found the best combination of workflow and software! As a result I rescan on a regularly basis my favorite negs with a new methodology with mitigated results. Each time, I have the feeling that I am missing something, that such histogram could be greatly expanded with the advice of a pro and adequate settings. But apparently I am not alone! And with the latest thread about scanning, I am sure to spend some more nights trying the different methods described here. Could I suggest something to the experts: since we are on a group about b&w printing (I would say the end of the process), why not create a dedicated yahoo group dealing with the tricks/issues/experiences about scanning black and white negs? JM Humbert Paris, France