Hi Jerry--
o Welcome to the list.
o I use a Nikon LS4000ED on a Mac with NikonScan 3.2.
o I spent about a month trying to get as much as possible off my
Kodachromes, and found that for best shadow detail I scan with Nikon
color management OFF, then afterwards apply a custom profile I made
using ICC Scan from profile.city.com and a Kodachrome IT8 target.
o I also bump up the analog gain controls as needed to insure that
the histogram extends (almost) all the way to the right.
o I have found the above to give the best dynamic range and color fidelity.
o I have also found that for Kodachromes sometimes multisampling of
8x (and maybe 16x) actually does help with shadow noise.
o However, no matter what, the Nikon scanner is incapable of "seeing"
detail in the deepest shadows of Kodachrome, so there will be times
when you can see detail on a light table with a loupe that the Nikon
is simply incapable of seeing (even with the analog gain turned up
all the way).
Good luck,
--Bill
At 5:39 AM -0400 18-4-02, Jerry Lodriguss wrote:
>I'm new to the list, so please forgive me if this has been discussed
>before. If it has I would appreciate it if someone could point me to the
>answer.
>
>While doing scans of a transparency, I ran across a curious problem with
>the Nikon LS2000 losing shadow detail that was captured in the scan, but
>not retained when color management was used.
>
>I've detailed it with pictures and descriptions of my methodology at:
>
>
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