Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/05

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Scannin B&W
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Fri Jan 5 04:49:49 2007
References: <200701040815.l048EZPf079617@server1.waverley.reid.org> <2FD0F8C9-FBEB-4184-AB13-9E8F8E0EE881@optonline.net> <9A1F0D41-8164-49B0-9772-7D8CAE1DA4F1@mindspring.com> <E73B2207-AAB3-4603-854F-21245980368B@ncable.net.au>

I use small scans for contact sheet purposes

when I need a real print or other use of one shot, I usually scan  
again, but to that purpose.

ric


On Jan 5, 2007, at 2:57 AM, Alastair Firkin wrote:

> Yes, but it takes a lot longer and is a lot more work with dust etc.
>
> On 05/01/2007, at 2:55, Ric Carter wrote:
>
>> negatives
>>
>> ric
>>
>>
>> On Jan 4, 2007, at 10:22 AM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 4, 2007, at 3:15 AM, Hank wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Here's how I create those images. I use a Leica M4 with Ilford  
>>>> HP5 film developed in D-76. From the resulting negatives I print  
>>>> the photos on a VC paper using Dektol. Finally, I scan the  
>>>> prints to disk using a Canon LiDe scanner. I don't manipulate  
>>>> the print in any way.
>>>
>>>
>>> I have an archive of about 1000 old B&W images to record on CDs.  
>>> Both the negatives and prints are available. Would I get better  
>>> results if I scanned the negatives directly with my Minolta 5400  
>>> film scanner or scanned the prints with an Epson 600 dpi flatbed  
>>> scanner? Most of the negtives are 35mm Tri X. The prints are 5x7s  
>>> and 8x10s.
>>>
>>> Any advice would be helpful.
>>>
>>> Larry Z
>>>
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Replies: Reply from michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema) ([Leica] Re: Scannin B&W)
In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: Scannin B&W)
Message from ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] Re: Scannin B&W)
Message from firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin) ([Leica] Re: Scannin B&W)