My solution to Kodachrome and other slides was very simple, just use
Nikonscan. The color is very accurate with slightly less contrast. The scans
here looked like severely adjusted. Both scans do not look normal in grain
judged by the lady's face, could be caused by strong sharpen or LCE. The
camera scan has problem in bluish shadow and the VS scan has posterized
highlight, I don't think it was came from a raw scan otherwise caused by
wrong VS setting.
Nikon scanners are very good except the faults I have mentioned many
times here (flare and shallow DOF), looking at the price and popularity
you will see.
C.H.Ling
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From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
On 6/2/2013 12:50 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
> PESO:
>
> Another one from Zaculeu. This time on Kodachrome:
>
> http://www.pbase.com/image/150564260
>
> I'm still struggling to scan Kodachrome and may try the in-camera scan
> again. Vuescan makes KC look very grainy and it's not.
I don't believe that is a result of VueScan, per se. I have not had that
sort of result scanning KR with VS on my Canon
FS4000 scanner. Whether it is your scanner, perhaps in some combination with
VS and its settings, I don't know, but it
is not VS alone.
You were having lots of trouble with KR and SilverFast, too, although as
much or more color troubles as funny textures.
Perhaps AG or CH, our resident Nikon scanner experts (even though CH's
scanner is dead now) have some insights in to
possible causes? The Nikons, with their more coherent light source do have a
reputation of exacerbating dust, scratches
and grain, but this seems extreme to me. If you feel like sending an outtake
or two my way, I could see how they scan on
a quite different scanner.
We had Canadian friends visiting a few weeks ago. He is something of an über
techie, with a great deal of photo, audio
and video gear, including several scanners of various sorts. When he got
home, he found an FS4000, and tells me it's the
best of his bunch for IQ.
I got to play briefly with his D800 with Canon 28-300 IS lens.
Unfortunately, I'd have to work out some in order to be
able to use that combo. Fortunately, I have my E-M5. :-)
On 6/2/2013 1:14 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
> I think for Kodachrome the in-camera scan does work better than the film
> scanner:
>
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/150564627
Much better, at least for the web size we see. Much clearer, slightly better
color and none of the irritating
texture/noise/grain/whatever troubles. Quite nice now.
Scanning Moose
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