Railfan Technology > ATSF 534 E. revisited

I posted a photo of ATSF 534 E. at Alray, CA from a 6x6 chrome that was scanned with a Canon 9000F flatbed scanner beause my dedicated film scanner a Plustek OpticFilm 120 does not offer a film holder for mounted 6x6 slides and it is a regal pain to remove the film and scan and then replace it.  I  wondered how a scan with the film scanner would compare, so yesterday that was done.
1. ATSF 534 E. scanned with Plustek 120.  very sharp but over color saturation
2. ATSF 534 E. scanned with Canon 9000F different hue and less saturation
3. ATSF 534 E. at Bluecut from a 6x7 negative; not as saturated but more realistic. IMHO

Don Bowen
Saint Helena, CA

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Did you use the same software set the same way to run the scanners?  If not, much of the comparisons have to do with the software not the hardware. And what comes directly out of the scanner is not what should be posted.  Post scanning corrections with a photo editor is what should be posted. So for example, the over saturation in #1 can be corrected before posting.

Marty Bernard

Of the three I prefer #3.   I have discovered that postprocessing with Lightroom makes a big difference to my scans.

KG

The pink ballast in #3 seems strange.  Maybe it was pink.

Marty Bernard

MartyBernard Wrote:
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> The pink ballast in #3 seems strange.  Maybe it
> was pink.
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> Marty Bernard

I believe that might be red granite being used for ballast....
Alan

No. 2 is pretty flat, low contrast. Can probably be corrected but for the sake of scanner discussion, I like No. 1.

I would be happy if my scanner captured the dynamic range,
or at least the bright clouds in the sky and the detail
in the shadows ;-) In reality, unless your scanner and
monitor are 'calibrated,' something will be off after
scanning, and your photo editor will need to finish up...
Your photo editing tools are just one step in the process...
and even if you have a perfect scan, it's likely that
there will be some color shift in the original slide /
negative that will require adjustment to bring back into
balance... Although bright, over saturated colors might
be how I'd remember / recall a Warbonnet :-)

John.

Same scanning software used for all  scans; Vuescan.  All were post scan manipulated with Photoshop CS5.  It has been my experience that chromes scan are more contrasty and the colors are more vivid and saturated.  Some people like that some don't.  My experience has been that negatives produce a more realistic result. I do calibrate my monitor.  I t has been my experiernce that different scanners produce different colors from the same slide, film or whatever one is scanning.

Don Bowen
Saint Helena, CA



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/04/15 14:11 by dlbowen.

Santa Fe used a lot of reddish ballast but that is too purply for me.
 

Bill Miller
Galt, ON