Bob Smith replied:
>I'd be willing
>to bet that they have less detail not because the scanner couldn't pull
>it out, but because a judgment was made to sacrifice shadow detail for
>more contrast in the main subject area. When YOU control the scan you
>may make a different judgment that better suits YOUR idea of what the
>image should look like.
hi Bob
yes, this is quite possible - one just assumes that the professional
scan operator knows their business.... and yes, having the control
oneself provides the opportunity to get things just right - once one has
figured out how to wield the control!
>
>About five years ago, while working with much less capable equipment
>than now, I knew the end of my wet darkroom was near. On numerous
>occasions I ran a test where I produced the best 8x10 traditional color
>print from a neg that I could. I'd then take the same neg, scan and
>output to an Epson EX. When comparing visual quality of the prints,
>not once did someone select the darkroom produced print as superior.
>The finesse over local tone control and sharpness that a digital
>workflow provides can't be matched in a darkroom. I'm not surprised
>that you prefer the look of your Epson prints over the Cibas.
having been an almost exclusive transparency-shooter and having never
had my own wet darkroom (apart from novice black-and-white printing in
the Uni darkroom many years ago) I see inkjet printing as partially
making up for this, and am truly excited by inkjet printing (though
nothing will ever replace the experience of putting a piece of 'blank'
white paper into a plastic tray of clear liquid and seeing an image
gradually appear before one's eyes - magic!)
cheers
Geoff
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