Agent M10 Posted January 15, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted January 15, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I recently scanned some B&W negs on my Nikon 4000 (old model) with Vue Scan and the TIFF files came out being about 19.9 MB each. If anybody knows, I'd be interested in how this compares to other scanner(s) and software and also the M8 and Canon Mark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wda Posted January 15, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted January 15, 2007 I recently scanned some B&W negs on my Nikon 4000 (old model) with Vue Scan and the TIFF files came out being about 19.9 MB each. If anybody knows, I'd be interested in how this compares to other scanner(s) and software and also the M8 and Canon Mark. Peter, Â I'm not an expert but my experience with the 5000 shows that file sizes vary according to your chosen bit depth and scanning resolution. Presumably your scans are mono and not RGB. Try different settings and see what you get. Â My colour scans are done at 16 bit 8x which give bigger files which reduce when I have processed them and converted to 8 bit. Â David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted January 15, 2007 Share #3 Â Posted January 15, 2007 Using my Coolscan V, scanning 16bit tiff at 4000 dpi, I can generate up to around 125MB files. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Brittenson Posted January 15, 2007 Share #4  Posted January 15, 2007 Medium format is so much easier to work with if you're going to scan!  Here's a shot with a Pentax 67II and 105mm lens, Delta400 in Microdol-X 1:1: http://www.rockgarden.net/download/S01221-600.jpg Crop, about 60MP: http://www.rockgarden.net/download/S01221-crop.jpg  The grain start just becoming noticable on close inspection in a 24x30. It's about the size of the paper surface texture of Moab Entrada 300 so blends well.  Here's one with a Mamiya 7II and 150mm lens, TMX in XTOL (stock). This is a more difficult to film to scan since it's less sharp, but it has very high resolution and fine grain. This shows no grain in a 24x30, my Imacon can't pull all the detail, and the neg technically could support a wall size print that permits close inspection. (Nose to the wall.) (The view is a part of Jodpur, India seen from the fort.) I personally like these sort of images, large scapes that capture a moment and permits near endless examination and discovery... Kind of a mix between landscape and journalism.  http://www.rockgarden.net/download/S01580-800.jpg Crop of what my scanner can get out of it. Too many MP for my brain today. http://www.rockgarden.net/download/S01580-crop.jpg  And many color films still produce a look that's hard to replicate digitally. This was shot with the Mamiya 7II, 80mm lens, and Ektachrome 200 Pro. http://www.rockgarden.net/download/india/S01530-800.jpg I don't have a crop on hand, but when I examined the originals under a loupe I was surprised to discover the clock face has numbers in what appears to be sanskrit. It's something I never noticed when standing there in person. (It's part of the building compound enclosing the Golden Temple in Amritsar.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike prevette Posted January 15, 2007 Share #5 Â Posted January 15, 2007 Jan what scanner are you using? You just reminded me how much I miss my Mamiya 6. Â /nevermind I just saw you mentioned Imacon. Â _mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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