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Subject: Re: [OM] film scanning [was I have antz in my pantz with this A/Vhell...]
From: "C.H.Ling" <ch_photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:10:10 +0800
Scanning does not reduce dynamic range, your monitor does. If you have a 
monitor that delivery real 10000:1 contrast ratio you can reproduce the 
dynamic range of even RVP50, for other slides you may need a little less.

C.H.Ling

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carlos J. Santisteban"

> Hi C.H., Fernando and all,
>
> From: "C.H.Ling" <ch_photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Part of the problem may be came from scanning but I think the extreme
>>contrast of the scenes also responsible for that, contrasty scenes look
>>dramatic but not easy to capture with slides.
>
> Negative film (either colour or B&W) has the broader capture range... but
> you have to limit it severily while printing! But still there's a lot of
> room for dodging and burning-in. Slide film captures much less, but when
> seen properly projected, they capture a bit more than any print. Scanning
> does of course reduce the dynamic range of slides.
>

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