[filmscanners] Re: negative conversion

["" <derek_c@cix.co.uk>]

When you make a straight optical print, can you just expose the print
with default enlarger settings and make a perfect print, or do you have
to spend some time working out the right filter pack?

Given that the latter is the answer, why do you feel a digital print
should involve less effort?

Can you give more detail of why you are having problems with scanning
negatives?

In article <00c301c4b9ac$db8115c0$0100a8c0@STACJONARNY>,
tomzakrz@ka.onet.pl (Tomek Zakrzewski) wrote:

> In photography I use different media for different uses. I use digital
> for
> commercial work, slides for landscape and travel photography, b&w film
> for
> my personal/more ambitious project and color negatives for all my family
> photos which are very important to me. I use mainly Fuji Reala because I
> like the color and tonality it gives. It's absolutely fantastic.
> My only concern is "future compatibility of negatives". What I mean is
> if I
> wanted to print as excellent looking print with an inkjet as on
> traditional
> paper I'd have to be able to convert the image to positive so that it
> look
> great. I use NikonScan and VueScan and with this experience I have
> doubts if
> it's possible at all.
> Is there any program which really undestands how to interpret
> negatives? I
> don't claim I'm an expert but I spent so much time on learning digital
> workflows that I'm at least sure I don't make any obvious mistake. I
> can get
> a neutral print from a negative but I wouldn't say it's as nice as
> straight
> optical print from the same frame.
> I'd appreciate your comment on this as I think some of you prefer color
> negatives to other films and may have more experience than me.
>
> Regards
>
> Tomek Zakrzewski
> www.zakrzewski.art.pl
>
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