Negative Scan vs. Print Scan
Once again I was playing with my film scanner. After scanning a particular negative, I realized that I had previously scanned the print on my flatbed scanner, and I thought it would be interesting to compare them.
So here are the two different scans:
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The one on the left was scanned with a MicroTek ScanMaker 4900 flatbed scanner. It was scanned a long time ago, so I don’t remember the particulars other than that.
The one on the right was scanned with a Minolta DiMAGE Scan Dual IV film scanner. 3200 dpi, 16 bits. I had to quite a bit of dust cleanup on it, and I reduced its size to roughly the same as the print scan.
I didn’t do a particular great job of scanning on either one of them, but which do you think looks better? Any preference?
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The one on the right is better. Better contrast. Better detail.
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The one on the right is better. Better contrast. Better detail.
Seriously though, the second shows more detail.
Seriously though, the second shows more detail.
Right … better shadow detail.
Right … better shadow detail.
The one on the right is more contrasty, harsher. It's hard to tell if there's more detail there. Aestetically, the image on the left is superior.
The one on the right is more contrasty, harsher. It’s hard to tell if there’s more detail there. Aestetically, the image on the left is superior.
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