Velvia and Kodachrome are too high contrast to get good scans on low-end flatbed scanners and older mid/high-end flatbeds. The scanners simply don't have the DMax to handle these emulsions. Higher-end current flatbeds and vaguely recent dedicated scanners can handle the high contrast of these emulsions (Of course, you will still need to adjust the scan to get a good final result).
-Adam Tom C wrote: > There's no film that's practically unscannable that I'm aware of. I've > scanned both Velvia and Kodachrome. A scanner/film combination may exhibit > certain characteristics. > > What's really being referred to is the relative ease of getting the desired > results in a raw unadjusted scan. Certainly some films are more easily > scanned and require less adjustment, but I have always got results that > ranged from satisfactory to great, depending on how much time I spent and > the intended purpose. > > Essentially the scanner is taking a picture of the film, and as with all > images, exposure, contrast, etc., will likely need adjusted after the scan. > We all tend to expect things will work like magic, just like our cameras > should never over/under expose. > > Someone will likely disagree or come up with that instance where their scans > of this/that film were absolutely horrendous and no amount of adjustment > could make it better, but I haven't seen it yet. > > Tom C. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
