On Nov 14, 2007, at 8:14 AM, Chris Protopapas wrote:
A dynamic range of 5.0? You're talking Status T densitometry? I
find that hard to believe. That means the highlights would be
blacker than the DMax of a transparency.
Ah ha - I thought someone would step up and say that! T grain films
in our developer were constantly pushing the ~3.7 range of
traditional scanners. I once had a B&W neg (I forget what it was)
that I slapped on the densitometer and was blown away that it was
almost 5.0. And yes it was clearly darker than common transparency
DMax. Like I'm sure you do, I saw all kinds of crazy originals when I
was a drum scan operator.
And while the common perception of liquid mounting is that it is a
hassle - I personally find it a wonderful process that *saves* time
that often leaves originals in a cleaner condition than they were prior.
