[filmscanners] Re: over resolving scans

["Arthur Entlich" <artistic-1@shaw.ca>]

BZZZZT!

Mr. Entlich wrote no such thing.  Please be careful with the attributions.

Thank you.

PS: Are you the ghost of one of the Beatles? ;-)

Art


Here's the original message, in case you want to see who the real author
was--- your argument is with him ....

Hi Anthony,


 > Furthermore, scanners with higher resolutions often have
 > better dynamic and density ranges, and that can be a much more important
 > gain than the extra detail, since B&W films have such huge density
ranges.


BZZZZZT.  B&W films have very LOW density ranges in the overall spectrum of
density ranges of films.  You're lucky if you find a density range of near 2
from B&W print film.  What this density range on the film represents from
the scene is a different issue.  You could have a scene density range of 11
stops, or 5 stops, both represented with the same film density range.

Austin



G. R Harrison wrote:

> Mr Entlich said:
>
> BZZZZZT.  B&W films have very LOW density ranges in the overall spectrum of
> density ranges of films.  You're lucky if you find a density range of near 2
> from B&W print film.
> ===============================
> This simply is not true: an examination of film characteristics in Adams'
> "The Negative" for example, will show half-a-dozen examples to the contrary.
> See especially Kodak Plus-X Professional treated with selenium toner.  From
> the first usable density of 0.3 above Fb+F (Film base + Fog) to 2.7 the
> curve is practically linear.
>
>
> George Harrison
>
>


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