Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree, John, but Peter Krogh swears he gets better results with in-camera scans. http://www.thedambook.com/downloads/Camera_Scanning_Krogh.pdf Tina On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 5:41 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > Years back I tried scanning prints on a flatbed but I have far better > results from film scanning (in a film scanner). A film scanner with > multipass is much higher quality (I have found) than digital with > bellows/slide copy attachment. > > john > ________________________________________ > > > Hi, Lluis, > > Thanks! I've tried Neat Image and cannot get it to work right. Everything > just looks very smeary to me. I've been going through spotting each spot, > one by one. I have tried scanning prints on a flatbed, but I usually get > better results with a dedicated film scanner like my Nikon LS5000. One > thing that is easier than the scanner and gives good results is a slide > duplicator fitted with a digital camera and macro lens. You take an actual > digital photo of the slide or negative. It takes more time because you > have to sit there and swap out each film. My scanner with its bulk loader > just scans all day without any attention from me. It's way too expensive > for me to consider drum scanning for all of my negatives, but I may select > a few and have that done some day. > > Keep scanning! > > Tina > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Lluis Ripoll > <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>wrote: > > > Tina, > > > > I agree this picture is wonderful! you are the Queen of the dark! I can > > imagine how difficult is get a "clean" image from a scanning, I've never > > heard about Neat Image, it works well? I've take a look on the website it > > looks interesting, but IMO the real test is when you print a large > print. I > > don't know what to do with such images, I have the same problem with many > > of my old negatives. AFAIK the professional Drum scanners are the best > ones > > to reproduce a diffuser light enlarger, maybe you can ask for a > > professional scanning, on the other hand the grain and the dust are less > > noticeable in the darkroom process than in a scanner, in such cases I've > > asked myself if it could be better work up to a scanning on a good > flatbead > > scanner of an enlargement, and on this case I think that the copy it is > not > > necessary that it is a perfect copy, a soft one would be enough, after > you > > can work your scanned print and modify with Photoshop. Did you never > tried > > this? > > > > Saludos > > Lluis > > > > > > > > El 20/02/2013, a las 23:26, Tina Manley escribi?: > > > > > PESO: > > > > > > I've been experimenting with layers and working on this one all day and > > > have probably gone too far. > > > > > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/148881790 > > > > > > t's really grainy and dark. I even bought Neat Image and tried it but > > that > > > made it worse - little crystal looking fibers all through the image. > It > > > looks like I'll have to take time to learn how to use the program and > not > > > just hit Auto! I really like the photo and would like to rescue it. > Any > > > suggestions would be gratefully accepted. > > > > > > Tina > > > > > > -- > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > > > www.tinamanley.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com