I did the scans myself I just purchased a film scanner. I dont know how that could be possible for just one to be scanned backwards, BUT I am new to scanning. I dont know which way I will go traditional B&W is cheaper in the long run to process but I might just shoot slides and then use PS to convert them. Has anyone here had problems scanning traditonal style B&W films ? My understanding was that the silver confuses ICE ? \ ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike.wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 5:12 AM Subject: Re: XP-2
> Hi, > > Clint wrote: > > > Shel the reason I might not continue to use XP-2 is the contrast does not > > look right. I dont know if the kodak brand film would be better, alot of the > > blame might be on me for not using filters. Just a thought the whole folder > > is located here: > > Who did your scans, Clint? At least one of them is back to front. > > Despite its processing drawbacks, I rather like XP-2 for its smoothness > of tone. Makes me think of some older large format pictures - I had a > small discussion about this phenomenon with Tom a while back. Because > of this quality, I'm not sure it is a suitable film for the > documentation you are creating, which is a thoroughly worthwhile > exercise. > > Might be worth trying a film with higher acutance (~edge sharpness) to > see if the output is more acceptable to you. Of course, once you get > into traditional B&W, you will have to either do your own processing or > spend some time finding a body who will process the way you want. > > mike >
