Any tips for scanning 2 1/4 negatives?
Apr 22, 2019 10:20:25 #
steve49 wrote:
I thought the top one was a little blotchy in the lighter sections. It printed better than it looks here..
The”blotchiness” may just be banding from editing a JPG image. You might want to scan to a 16-bit TIFF and do your editing there before saving your final result to JPG.
Otherwise, your scans look fine.
Apr 22, 2019 12:23:58 #
donrosshill wrote:
I think you did well. There was a famous photographer in NY called Wege. He always had a Cigar in his mouth. This looks like him?
Don
Don
You're thinking of Weegee. It couldn't be him in that photo, cause he was never seen without his Graphlex and the press card behind his hatband.
Weird but a great photographer.
Apr 22, 2019 12:48:13 #
Ron Dial
Loc: Cuenca, Ecuador
You will probably have to sharpen about 10 percent as the scan will be a little soft
Apr 22, 2019 13:29:48 #
Ron Dial wrote:
You will probably have to sharpen about 10 percent as the scan will be a little soft
That is the look provided by film - people have become addicted to sharpness in the Digital Age - which is why I use the term "needle sharp".
Apr 23, 2019 04:43:50 #
steve49 wrote:
Looking at scanning some 2 1/4 bw negatives from way back.
I have an Epsom 600 scanner that works fine.
The first scans came out but seem unfinished.
I have an Epsom 600 scanner that works fine.
The first scans came out but seem unfinished.
You mean an Epson V600 scanner (or do the have an ancient one?). A model or so up from a V500 or V550? I've scanned many B&W and Color negatives, 35mm, 6x6cm, 6x7cm, and yes, they need a bit of work once made into positive images. Just like my digital camera files, I'll process them with ACR and Ps CS6 until I am happy with them. I work in 16-bit TIFF, DNG, PSD, and possibly as out put to 8-bit JPEG. In your scanning software you might want to tweak the "gamma" or "contrast" or "exposure" if you are not comfortable with PP software to work your scanned negatives with. With out a V700 or higher model to scan 4x5" films, I copy those with a digital camera on a light box using a tripod.
Apr 23, 2019 15:15:39 #
I scan at 4800 dpi then post process in Photoshop. I remove dust and specs with the Spot Healing Brush tool. These were all snap shots taken 70 or more years ago.
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