[filmscanners] RE: Scanning negs vs. slides

["Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>]

> > ...
> > ... the dye densities are higher with slides, but
> > the noise is also higher in a slide (less discernability
> > between tones), ...
>
>   ... "noise" reference please!  That is, there is plenty of room for
> "discernability between tones" for slides.  Noise would hide this, of
> course, but I don't believe slides are any noisier than negs, nor is
> scanning slides any more susceptable to noise.  What kind of
> "noise" are you
> talking about?

Hi Michael,

You're right scanning has nothing to do with this, of course.  It's in the
film response as well as development.

Regards,

Austin

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