Agree. Slides are less hassle and better contrast (I think that means, better resolved middle tones). Prints resolve extremes better, but at the loss of contrast and more hassle and lack of any visual reference.
Mishka. -----Original Message----- From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 00:34:02 +1000 Subject: Re: Sanning negs vs positive tranparinces > > On 29 Aug 2002 at 10:22, Jim Fellows wrote: > > > Is it better or easier to scan 35mm slides or negs? What are the pros and > > cons of both. > > Hi Jim, > > In very basic terms, neg will give you far more latitude but may be difficult > to colour balance (some is very easy however, it seems very scanner dependent) > whereas slide is easier to balance as you have a visual reference but has > reduced latitude. There is plenty written on the subject distributed across the > net. > > Cheers, > > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html > >
