[filmscanners] Re: Scanning negs vs. slides

[TonySleep@halftone.co.uk]

On Tue, 16 Apr 2002 22:26:02 +0800  Ng Hun Yang (nhyone@singnet.com.sg)
wrote:

> And "zero possibility of CCD noise"? :-) I think it depends on your
> scanner. The LS-30 (in single pass mode) is not very good at both
> extremes.
>
> Check out the first picture of
>   http://homex.coolconnect.com/member4/nhyone/TiomanTrip/Main.html
>
> (Let me know if you can't see it. I've heard this site may not be
> reachable by all ISPs.)
>
> The photo consists mainly of shadow area, and it is very noisy.
> This is Superia 400 scanned with the LS-30. Long exposure helps, as
> does multiple pass.

I could only get to see the thumbnail using Opera, but it looked like it
had started out as an underexposed neg. I bet your 'noise' is in fact grain
aliasing...



Regards

Tony Sleep
http://www.halftone.co.uk - Online portfolio & exhibit; + film scanner info
& comparisons
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