scaning colour negs

[baldy]

HI, we have a scanmate 5000 and would like to scan colour negs, we are asking for help with profiles, setting etc or ant advice.
Thank you
Baldy

 

[brucemuir]

I'm using a Microtek 120TF for 35mm & 120 with silverfast.
Silverfast has generic film profiles that are outdated but it get's me close.

I recently have been importing the tiff in Lightroom # and was quite impressed with the control I was getting.
W/B is just more intuitive for me in LR than it is in Silverfast.

There is probably some color variation compared to a C print but I think I'll be going this way more.
I scan to include as much info as possible without clipping highlights or crushing the blacks then treat it as a raw file in LR3.

bruce
http://www.brucemuir.com

 

[L Gebhardt]

What software are you using? I use the same scanner with ColorQuartet 4 on a PC and have finally figured out how to get decent scans from color negatives. I'll see if I can document my steps.

 

[JS 2011]

Wrong scanner settings may kill entire process. Most important is USM

 

[TareqPhoto]

The problem is, how to know if the color negs scanned good enough, i may scan on different scanners and maybe getting different closer results but then which one will be the most correct or accurate one?!!!
I did scan many color negs on my V750, i had one shot of Reala came out amazing and love it, the most of rest wasn't bad but not as good as that one frame i scanned.

 

[JS 2011]

Worst part of Microtek is a Neg Film Holder . Silverfast has outdated profiles and and funny menu . I like ScanWizard better . You can create own film profles .

 

[TareqPhoto]

I am going to start a new thread about color negs for a reason.

 

[JS 2011]

I do have my own made color profiles .