Anyone want to post a really great large format scan?

[paulr]

There have been discussions lately about the ultimate potential of one kind of photographic capture over another. I've scanned a lot of film, but never with a high end scanner ... all of mine has been for small black and white prints, well served by wet mounting on desktop scanners.

I'd love to see examples of the best of what's possible.

Anyone have a scan to share? Throw on an ugly water mark if you're worried about anyone stealing the image.

[altec2]

Can I second that request and ask that it is posted in the original large size TIFF (after post-processing)?

I'd like to compare what my 4x5 scans look like, because I'm not sure if I'm doing it right.

[vinny]

Viewing the results on the web isn't going to blow anyone's mind. Hasn't this been done over and over already? I've posted links to my own comparisons here in the past. Plenty more will surface with a simple google search.

[SpeedGraphicMan]

I would love to!

Send me a drum scanner and I will get right on that!

[Ken Lee]

Tim Parkin shows some at http://cheapdrumscanning.com/

[Drew Wiley]

Once it's on the web, you've pretty much destroyed all the nuances that really count anyway. Kinda like trying to listen to
a symphony with your head stuck in a bucket of sand.

[paulr]

The web doesn't magically destroy anything. I'm looking for full resolution files.

[Light Guru]

The web doesn't magically destroy anything. I'm looking for full resolution files.

Making it viewable on the web certainly would destroy the quality.

As for giving you the full file anyone that shoots large format and goes to the expense to do a high quality drum scan is going to consider their work Fine Art. And you are going to find it mightily difficult to find someone who considers there work to be fine art to hand over to you the a file that is not reduced down to web quality. I know I would not do it unless your willing to pay big money for it.

[bob carnie]

No with a simple link Paul would have what he requires.

Making it viewable on the web certainly would destroy the quality.

As for giving you the full file anyone that shoots large format and goes to the expense to do a high quality drum scan is going to consider their work Fine Art. And you are going to find it mightily difficult to find someone who considers there work to be fine art to hand over to you the a file that is not reduced down to web quality. I know I would not do it unless your willing to pay big money for it.

[C. D. Keth]

Making it viewable on the web certainly would destroy the quality.

No it wouldn't. The web simply transfers information. If one is willing to wait for it, you can view a full resolution, uncompressed tiff over the internet just fine.