I may be jumping into water over my head here, but I don't understand the
issue. What "differences" are we talking about here? Excellent output can be
obtained via either procedure. Personally, the only "difference" that seems
still unresolved (to me, at least) is that of print permanence. And as long as
great looking results can be obtained from either method, I would choose the
one with greatest longevity. Is there a consensus among experts?
(I have been to Wilhelm's site - -
but he seems to limit his studies to digital.)
Thank,
John J.
Lynn Allen wrote:
> I would defer to Tony. When I said "Different," I didn't mean to imply that
> "Different" is either better or worse, because it's not. It is merely "Not
> Exactly the Same." I have gotten far better pictures from scanning
> underexposed Tri-X than I got in a conventional darkroom. By the same token,
> I've gotten terrible scans from film that a Service had no problem with.
> Most people learn to deal with these differences readily--but not without
> some hard work.
>
> This list is a far better place to learn the information than the magazines,
> I've found. We're doing it, and they're only writing about it. ;-)
>
> Best regards--LRA
>
> >From: TonySleep@halftone.co.uk (Tony Sleep)
> >Reply-To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> >To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> >Subject: Re: filmscanners: Digital vs Conventional Chemical Darkroom
> >Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 13:26 +0100 (BST)
> >
> >On Sun, 17 Jun 2001 15:46:03 +0800 youheng (youheng@public1.sz.js.cn)
> >wrote:
> >
> > > Simply, will Digital output surpass the Conventional Chemical
> > > Darkroom's?
> >
> >I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the answer I gave earlier. It's just
> >different, and different enough to be unable to say which is objectively
> >better since what is at stake is your personal preference. All I would say
> >is : be prepared for a long and steep learning curve, comparable with
> >achieving the best from the chemical darkroom. Perfection by either route
> >takes time and effort.
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >Tony Sleep
> > - Online portfolio & exhibit; + film scanner
> >info & comparisons
>
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