[alt-photo] Re: scanning negatives (negative carrier)

[Mark Nelson]

Jacques,

What process(es) are you printing from your negatives. If it is Gelatin Silver, then you are in luck.  A rule of thumb has always been that a negative that is shot and developed well for gelatin silver is perfect for scanning. 


Mark Nelson
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On Jan 9, 2012, at 9:31 AM, Jacques Augustowski <py1hy at terra.com.br> wrote:

> 
> Should I shoot for scanning? Why not go digital all the way? So I
> have to shoot two films for the same scene , one for scanning and one
> for printing.  The video mentions a miracle developer, don't worry
> about temperature, don't worry about developing time! IE in the 1600s
> for TRIX and get a good negative. Probably he is using PS with its
> maximum capacity, not to say hours in front of his monitor trying to
> correct the curves and trying to get something in the Zone III. The
> maximum, expose for the low lights and develop for the high lights is
> dead. All those who use the zone system will be questioning his method
> of testing the developers and film.
> Jacques Augustowski 
>             PY1HY 
> On Seg 09/01/12 03:54 , Don Bryant donsbryant at gmail.com sent:
> Oh, and one other thing, Diafine can be used for an easy no brainer
> developer for roll films. There is a blog to ref.
> http://figitalrevolution.com/2008/03/20/processing-black-and-white-film-for-
> [1]
> scanning-diafine-and-tx/ 
> Diafine works well with more than just Tri-X. Most pictorial films
> play well
> with Diafine. Also D-23. Sandy King wrote an article for View Camera
> mag. A
> awhile back discussing the merits of Diafine and D-23, if I recall
> correctly.
> Personally, I prefer TMAX developer though for me a 1:9 or 1:7 works
> better
> than the 1:4 recommended dilution. Diafine has the added benefit of a
> long
> working life since it is a 2 part developer.
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> [mailto:alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org [3]] On
> Behalf Of
> Ryuji Suzuki
> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 1:33 AM
> To: The alternative photographic processes mailing list
> Subject: [alt-photo] scanning negatives (negative carrier)
> I just developed a 35mm roll for the sole purpose of scanning with
> Epson
> V700. 
> The film dried with longitudinal curl, and it is difficult to go into
> the
> Epson 
> negative carrier straight. The scans are soft near the edges of the
> strips.
> But 
> this negative was exposed in a panoramic camera with rather tight
> inter-frame 
> spacing (almost no space to hold down without blocking the image
> area).
> I imagine scanning freshly dried negatives rather routinely in the
> future.
> Is there a decent solution for this?
> Also, is there any study/report on film developers optimized for
> scanning?
> --
> Ryuji Suzuki
> "Don't play what's there, play what's not there." (Miles Davis)
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