Originally Posted by
Steven Ruttenberg
I scan at 6400dpi then do a 2x2 bin to 3200dpi to save as 48 bit rgb save negatives as linear raw tiff and positive film as positive.
I also wet mount using betterscanning kit. You will see biggest difference in wet mounting and a big dig difference in dpi setting. 2400 is to soft for me. If I could I would save all files scanned at 6400 dpi, but they have not finished big tiff format so that is iffy, plus files are big. Which is why I bin them.
I use Vuescan for everything.
On my drum scanner I scan and save at 4000dpi. Checking focus and aperture for each image
. File sizes are similar, but quality is greater than Epson.
I get the argument about max this and max that and no better than this or thst, but I have done actual testing and posted results finding that 6400 was indeed the best and settled on less, like 6000 till I discovered the 2x2 bin function afforded in Vuescan.
The above works for me hands down. Hour methods and mileage may vary.
I Al's believe in better to have as much info and not need it, than to need it and not have it.
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