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Subject: [Leica] OT: HELP Nikon scanner neophyte
From: rgacpa at yahoo.com (Bob Adler)
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:54:58 -0700 (PDT)
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Jim,
Don't forget that Vuescan can scan to a .dng?RAW file that can be color 
corrected if needed (for Kodachrome/color scans). For BW, the .dng?file 
needs to be "reversed" in?CS4.
Best,
Bob
?Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.rgaphoto.com 




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From: charcot <charcot at comcast.net>
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Wed, April 28, 2010 8:51:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: HELP Nikon scanner neophyte

Jim- I have the same scanner and have scanned both Tri-X and Kodachrome - 
first off you will find that VueScan ( which I also use) has a setting for 
Tri-X - I'm not sure you necessarily need to get the scan perfect with the 
VueScan software - if you have photoshop or Lightroom you might do well to 
use those tools to get the scan to look like the negative.

VueScan also has a setting for Kodachrome - regardless of software K'chrome 
will always be a bit finicky with scanning - I've done a bunch of? K chrome 
in the last 6 months - initially used the Nikon software but it's more labor 
intensive so I switched back to Vuescan and have found that to be quite 
acceptable.? It's a lot like other slide films - when the exposure is 
correct it's beautiful - if not it can be very hard to get it right with 
scanning.? Not forgiving like TriX or HP5+

ernie

James Laird wrote:
> I'm about to get a Nikon 4000ED. This will be my first foray into film
> scanning and I'd like some advice on the best way to begin. I'm mainly
> interested in scanning my Tri-X negatives but may venture into
> scanning some of my old color slides eventually. What are the best
> settings in vuescan to get good scans with Tri-X and Kodachrome? Any
> and all advice would be appreciated.
> 
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