Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 9/12/05 4:35 PM, Bill Smith at wrs111445@yahoo.com wrote: > Can you scan negatives as well as prints in B/W and color? Which is > preferable > as far as quality? Is it better quality-wise to scan slides rather than > film > negatives? > > Thanks, > > Bill > Negs can be scanned as easily as slides, B/W or color. For color I find it easier to scan slides because the slide gives me a better color reference. Unless extensive work went in to making the print, it's better to scan the neg or slide (assuming the neg can be held flat) instead of the print. The print is one step removed from the original. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com