Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > I am looking for a film scanner to scan my Tri-X negatives, and an curious > > what others are getting good results with. <snip> > > I'm using an LS-5000 on a Mac running OS X. I use both the Nikon > software and Vuescan. The scanner is OK, but has a couple of > drawbacks: > <more snip> I use an old Nikon LS2000 for scanning AgX film (Tri-X and Neo1600 mostly) and have no trouble at all. Now, I only do web publishing and not printing with the scans but they look quite good on the screen. I scan in monochrome at the highest resolution possible, disabling the ICE application. I then spot where necessary (that WONDERFUL cloning tool in PS), resize to maybe 850 ppi (5X7 on screen), crop, adjust brightness and/or contrast if necessary, convert to 8 bit (scan in 12 bit) and sharpen. I have no noticeable grain with Tri-X and barely noticeable with N1600. Again, I don't print with these scans though. I do that in the darkroom. Are you dissatisfied mostly with the LS4000 on printing? JB