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Yes, it depends on the film. Slow film is generally better. I have found Konica Impressa 50 superior. Maris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Rew" <arew@patrol.i-way.co.uk> To: "Leben Scanner List" <scan@leben.com> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 6:26 AM Subject: Grain aliasing: do some neg films suffer less than others? > Dear fellow list members, > > Having acquired my new Nikon Coolscan IV ED (i.e. LS40), which I use for > scanning negs, I am now seeing grain aliasing artifacts more clearly > than with my old Canoscan FS 2710. > > I've tried using the Nikon Scan GEM software, but to my eyes this > produces either (a) an unnaturally smooth appearance or (b) strange > artifacts that look like small wiggly lines. With GEM set to maximum (4) > the image looks too soft with loss of detail; with Gem set to 1 there > are still visible grain artifacts. Settings in between are no better. > This is a particular problem for me as most of my shots are landscapes > with significant amounts of sky in them. > > So... I was wondering if switching film brands would make a beneficial > difference. > > Previously I've used Fujicolor Superia, ASA 100 or 200. Talking to a > camera shop assistant about this it was suggested to me that the newer > Fujicolor Reala might be better (or at least different) as it has > hexagonal grains rather than T grains (whatever that means). Is this a > plausible idea, or just BS? > > Has anyone tried scanning different neg film types and found a > particular film that produces less grain artifacts than others? > > Alternatively, is this purely dependent on the resolution of the > particular film scanner used? My Nikon scans at 2900 dpi, the Canon at > 2720 dpi (I think). > > Sorry for the large number of questions, but I'm feeling rather > frustrated that having forked out GBP 550 for a new scanner I'm no > nearer solving the grain problem than before! > > Thanks in anticipation for any help, > > Alan Rew > > > - > Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate > subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions. - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.
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