I think I'd use more than 1000 since that might be exactly double the
actual film resolution or something close to it and that would be the
theoretical minimum to resolve what's on the film at 500. Maybe 1200 or
whatever's next up the line above 1000 or 1200 for your scanner.
Chuck Norcutt
Chris Crawford wrote:
> I scan these 6x6 negs at 4000 dpi all the time, and yeah they look grainy at
> 100% even with films like Acros that have fine grain. In prints, however,
> the grain isn't visible. I usually don't print huge, 11x11 if I print the
> whole square, or around 11x14 if I crop to a rectangle (equal to 14x14
> square). I've done a few 16x20s and they looked incredible too, beating any
> digital camera I have tried (I'm sure the 50mp medium format systems beat my
> results; the 22mp ones based on 35mm slrs might equal it, but are out of
> reach financially for me as well).
>
> That wurlitzer building is cool! I like that shot. I actually found out that
> GE has a sign similar to the one in Ft. Wayne (but larger) on one of their
> buildings in Schenectady! Looks just like the one here though.
>
> I will have to rescan my shot at 1000dpi and see how it looks, I already put
> the neg away and went on to scanning some other shots.
>
>
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