Scott Loveless wrote: > Adam Maas wrote: >> Velvia and Kodachrome are too high contrast to get good scans on low-end >> flatbed scanners and older mid/high-end flatbeds. The scanners simply >> don't have the DMax to handle these emulsions. > > I'll agree with that. I've never shot Velvia, but Kodachrome is nearly > impossible to scan with a low-end flatbed. If the photo doesn't have > dense shadows I can get a scan suitable for web viewing. That's about > as good as it gets. Astia, Provia and E100 are much more forgiving. >
I'll agree too. I used to get my slides processed without mounting or cutting and would scan them in a film scanner. Both Velvia and Kodachrome required serious tweaking for color and contrast. Provia F scanned the "easiest" of the three. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
