Re: [OM] B&W film scanning

[Skip Williams]

The SS4000's cold light source does a better job at B&W than Nikon's 
condenser light, from what I've read.  (There was a nice article in AP (UK) 
a few months ago on this.  I can dig it out if anyone wants.)  The Nikon 
lights tend to diffract around the grains of silver and increase the grain.  
The SS4000 that I use and the Photosmart 2400 that I used to have both work 
great.
But there aren't any good profiles.  Ed Hamrick uses what he can get from 
the film manufacturers, but I just work through the gamma, white/black point 
settings until I match the scan to the negative's tonal range.
You might want to search over on the filmscanners list for advice.  I know 
some of the OM guys participate over there like I do.
Skip


> From: Tris Schuler <tristanjohn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] B&W film scanning
> Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 13:42:03 -0700
>
>
> > I agree Ken.  B & W is difficult to get right.  I find that if I try to
> > improve anything, I make it look false.  It's still fun though...
> >
> > I should be interested if anyone clever has managed to sort out some
> > profiles; I use mainly FP4 and HP5, although I am giving Neopan 400 a go.\
> I soon ditched the profiles that came with the Polaroid SS4000 (some of
> which were fairly close) and instead only generate RAW TIFF files, then
> work with those in software (for both B&W and color films). Why don't give
> that a try?  I've only shot TMax (100 and 3200) and Tri-X since I got my
> scanner, but the results have been fine. (I don't like the TMax emulsions
> that much and probably won't buy any more of either, but the finished
> images from the RAW scans have turned out as expected.)
>
> Tris
>
>
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