[filmscanners] RE: negative conversion

["Tomek Zakrzewski" <tomzakrz@ka.onet.pl>]

From: "LAURIE SOLOMON" <laurie@advancenet.net>
> Not necessarily true; within limits, you can do localized burning in with
> different filter packs.  Of course, I do not know if this qualifies as
being
> a straight optical print or a custom color adjusted optical print.
Let's stick to straight prints. Speaking of which I sometimes miss the fixed
parameters of straight print (and only changes in overall color balance and
brightness).

> >With digital you can have the whole picture well corrected but one
> >particular color will be off
>
> This can be true; but you are working with different mediums.
Certainly.
I'm not offended by current technology at all. I just like using negatives
for certain tasks and worry that I won't be able to print them by scanning
as good as with optical printing. I'm looking for the best solution, that's
why I write here. VueScan has always been very good except for the
highlights problem which I still have.

> Why would you
> expect that there should be a one-to-one correspondence between what you
get
> with film, optical projection enlargement, and continuous tone dye based
> emulsion based photographic papers, on the one hand, and digital, emonitor
> displayed, and non-continuous toned dye or pigmented ink based printing on
> inkjet medium.
Once again: I don't like the fact that no program (really?) can faithfully
convert negative to positive, even if they are equipped with profiles for
particular films. But because of this I won't stop using negs; instead I'm
trying to figure out how to best use the tools I have (VueScan, NikonScan).
With help from more experience user, I hope. I don't need lists of variables
like the one above, it doesn't make thing easier.
Theorizing is a frequent trap, when we only need to talk in practical terms:
I have a nice portrait photograph on one of my Reala negs and would like to
make a digital print from it on, let's say, Epson 2200 and Hahnemuehle
PhotoRag. How to sort out colors best?
I'll try to post samples later.

Regards

Tomek
www.zakrzewski.art.pl

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