Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan Honemann wrote: > > Mark, > > In regards to b&w photos, do you alter how you process negatives when you > plan on scanning them and printing digitally vs. when you are printing in > the darkroom? I seem to recall Johnny Deadman stating that he preferred > thinner negatives when scanning--or something to that effect. > > Dan > I don't process my negs any differently for scanning and inkjetting that I do for printing fiber in my darkroom with my Aristo VC 4500 Head. If Johnny Deadman is doing a lot of scanning from negs and feels a thinner neg is better than a dense one I'd be inclined to give that serious consideration. But I'm still going for a neg in the middle. Not too pink, not too crispy! Like when I ordered a steak I'd order it medium so there was less of a chance of getting a piece bloody raw or burnt to a crisp! Mark Rabiner I run my Delta 400 negs in Xtol 1:3 at 70 degrees for 15 minutes agitating once per minute.