Re: Grain and film scanners

[Jesse Goff <jesse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Depends on what you are shooting and what look you are going for.  The
ultimate color neg for me when no grain is a factor is Agfa Ultra 50
Professional.



>I thank all who made suggestions concerning the problem I have experienced
>with my Epson FS200 films scanner and its ability of resolving film grain
>above and beyond what has been expected from it.
>
>I thought I had found the solution when a few suggested that it might not be
>film grain but noise. On close inspection I found that I had used a very
>long SCSI cable (well over 6 feet) that was mixed up with power cables too.
>Convinced this was the problem I took the opportunity of replacing both my
>SCSI card in the PC for something a bit faster, as well as a new well
>screened shorter cable. The result - No Difference :((
>
>However  . . . I scanned some Ilford XP2 (Black and white neg.) and that is
>much better with very little grain which brings me to think that it is in
>fact the film that has been the problem all along and the scanner is being
>honest in its rendition - I rarely do silver based prints so I had little to
>judge my earlier scanned results with.
>
>If as it now appears this is the problem what film should I be using given
>that I am restricted to 35mm and would prefer colour neg?
>
>Suggestions greatly appreciated
>
>Steve Dye, Yorkshire, UK.









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