[filmscanners] T400CN

["Jerry Hadam" <jerry@photosdonotbend.com>]

There are so many variables that could affect contrast in a digitally
printed image. I find that shooting T400CN at 300 or 200ASA gives a very
crisp punchy negative that has excellent shadow detail and the brightest
whites don't blow out.

I have also printed virtually straight (contrast, brightness, curves,
levels) off of my 2450 Epson scanner at 8x10 and been thrilled with the
results. 25 years in the wet darkroom. I know the Epson is not a dedicated
film scannner but it did a great job.

If I continue to get results that I am getting, I am not going back to the
wet dark place anytime soon.

Jerry

> From: <filmscanners_Digest_owner@halftone.co.uk>
> Reply-To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 00:00:03 +0100
> To: jerry@photosdonotbend.com
> Subject: [filmscanners_Digest] filmscanners Digest for Tue 14 Oct, 2003
>
>> o o o
>>
>> The BW CN films, why use them? If you want BW images, shoot with color
>> neg. That way you can use channel blending in Photoshop to get the BW
>> values just the way you want them.
>>>
>> Don
> Karl,
>
> That applies to Silver B&W being used in a wet darkroom, but does it apply
> to C41 B&W being scanned for digital printing?  The dynamic range
> (tolerance) of color film is great, and can be pretty effective if you
> stretch the contrast in digital processing.  I do like the quality of the
> contrast of my C-41 B&W scanned and manipulated digitally.  If you print the
> unmodified scanned image, it is indeed very flat.
>
> Berry

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