I'm looking forward to the article, too. I'm scanning B&W with a Nikon
LS5000 using Silverfast in the HDR color mode. It seems to give the best
results of any combination I've tried.
Tina
Subject: [OM] BW film scan testing
>
> So, in the interest of moving the art of B&W film scanning forward a couple
> of inches (about 4cm for the undeveloped world), I've been doing some scan
> tests. I took one negative that contains the full spectrum of tonal values
> and scanned using VueScan using about every imaginable combination. The
> results are quite interesting to say the least. My grouse about tonal
> separation just might have some validity.
> I might also have some solutions. This little exercise, whether it has any
> value to anybody else, will be extremely valuable to me.
>
> This will most certainly end up as a MAJOR article on Zone-10. I'll include
> files for everybody to do their own experimenting too, I think.
>
> I'll just tease with this: A straight monochrome scan (generic film
> setting,
> neutral) turned out pretty good, but changing to multi-exposure (in-scanner
> HDR) revealed quite different tonal curves, as did multi-exposure combined
> with an RGB scanner exposure adjustment. Otherwise identical scans revealed
> different imaging characteristics.
>
> AG Schnozz
>
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