Hi! >> In my experience, TMAX 3200 is liable to show grain aliasing when scanned >> even at 2900dpi. If you use it, I would recommend scanning it at >> significantly higher dpi. >> >> Grain aliasing is when the size & spacing of film grain is close to the >> size & spacing of the CCD sensor, which causes moire-like interference >> patterns. This makes the film's already large grain look even larger than >> it really is.
RS> The really interesting thing here is that scanning TMZ (virtually any speed) at RS> 2000dpi or under yields an image which contains grayscale data however beyond RS> 4000dpi you are virtually recording a lithographic image so scanning set up RS> becomes critical as gamma and contrast become difficult (near impossible) to RS> manipulate after the fact at the full resolution. Pieter, Rob, my aim is much lower, so to say. I want to come to the wedding with camera and two lenses, and may be a flash that probably will stay in the bag. Then I want to have my fun. Then I am either going to ask my friend to process the film for me or ask the local lab to do so. Then I am going to submit the film to the lab for 4x6 printing. Then I will just give away the good prints to my friend. This film probably will never be scanned except perhaps scanning strips at 600 dpi for indexing purposes... But I hear what you're saying and probably I am going to choose TMAX 3200 just because it does not seem too bad and because I probably am never going to have an excuse to use such film anyway <g>. You're been of great help. Happy New Year. Boris
