Hyrid Process

[L Gebhardt]

If I may, another reason for my question is this; am I not losing image information in the scan process? I have always understood that the more steps there are between the capture and the print, more and more image detail and information becomes lost. It is for that reason that i spend the time aligning my enlarger, and I use the best enlarging lens, at the best aperture. But in the scanning process I do not have as much control of this.

There is loss with any scanning or printing technique. With a good scanner it's very small, and probably below the level where it's visible. As you mention enlarging has losses as well, as does even contact printing.

With a drum scanner you have most control of the scanning process of any of the scanning methods. But other scanners can still do an adequate job, even if you can see the difference compared to a top of the drum scanner.