On Sat, 5 Jan 2002 05:54:39 -0000, you wrote:
>Remind us what scanner you have, Ken?
I just have a lowly Canon FS2710
>
>Bear in mind that dark bits on Velvia are considered the evil of the
>filmscanning world - so dark that lots of scanners simply can't see
>properly! Multi-pass scanning with Vuescan in combination with the "Long
>exposure" pass, with my Nikon LS40, didn't improve the scanner's ability to
>see into the black. Velvia is definitely just a little too much for the
>LS40... (As is Kodachrome.)
Yes, I know Velvia is famous for that, and I have definitely
experienced it with Kodachrome - even worse as a matter of fact. But
that was probably that particular series of shots, of white flowers
against a very dark background. I decided to capitalize on it as an
effect. Now there's a way out! (I MEANT that to be grainy! It's my
photographic version of impressionism! )
I had the feeling though, that the dark areas in this particular slide
were not totally beyond reach, and Ed's suggestion elsewhere in this
thread did succeed in helping a lot. I don't think I'll ever get what
I see through the loupe, or projected on the wall, but it has been
fascinating trying to get close!
Ken Durling
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