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Subject: [Leica] OT: HELP Nikon scanner neophyte
From: digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird)
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:14:35 -0500
References: <v2mdaaeb97e1004280816scddeabf5idc2ac6da4261e778@mail.gmail.com> <20100428155847.GG526@selenium.125px.com>

I saw the updates for Nikonscan on their webite and downloaded them.
What's the difference between Vuescan and Nikonscan? (Mind you I don't
even have the scanner yet, I'm just trying to get ahead of the
learning curve;)

Jim Laird

On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Tim Gray <tgray at 125px.com> wrote:
> On Apr 28, 2010 at 10:16 AM -0500, James Laird wrote:
>>
>> What are the best
>> settings in vuescan to get good scans with Tri-X and Kodachrome?
>
> I get better results with color film from Nikonscan as opposed to Vuescan.
> Including Kodachrome. ?Digital ICE is very handy at removing dust and
> scratches, and since I don't develop my own color, those negatives are
> invariably worse in that respect than my B&W.
>
> For B&W, I use Vuescan and more or less follow what I have written here:
> <http://125px.com/articles/2009/06/vuescan.html>
>
> An alternative approach is to lock your exposure on the base. ?I find this
> introduces another step that I'd rather not be bothered with, but some
> people love it:
> <http://www.flickr.com/groups/ishootfilm/discuss/72157608204093047/>
>
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Replies: Reply from tgray at 125px.com (Tim Gray) ([Leica] OT: HELP Nikon scanner neophyte)
In reply to: Message from digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird) ([Leica] OT: HELP Nikon scanner neophyte)
Message from tgray at 125px.com (Tim Gray) ([Leica] OT: HELP Nikon scanner neophyte)