[filmscanners] Re: Scanning B&W negatives with Nikon Coolscan III (LS 30) ?

["Daniel Merchant" <djmerchant@home.com>]

I have made pleasing scans of TRI-X negatives.  I compared the resulting
inkjet prints with the original silver prints, and they were at least as
good, and in some instances better.  I was so convinced by the quality, that
I am trying to sell off my darkroom equipment.

I use VueScan (no idea what Nikonoscan would do), and I print on an EPSON
870.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sassan Hazeghi" <sassan@cup.hp.com>
To: <djmerchant@home.com>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 8:59 PM
Subject: [filmscanners] Scanning B&W negatives with Nikon Coolscan III (LS
30) ?


Does anyone have good experience scanning Tri-X or Tmax-400 with a
Coolscan III ?  I have just started scanning some B&W and all results
have rather poor contrast (and simple auto adjust under Photoshop does
not seem to quite correct for this.)  Is 8 bit of dynamic range
supposed to sufficient to get descent B&W prints on good paper or
would I need to switch to Coolscan IV to see a difference ?

If I switch to C41 B&W negatives would the result be any different
(and would one need a different scanner setting (gray-scale vs color ?)

Thanks,
Sassan.

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