jinming Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 The photo I'm posting here was shot in 2002, pretty sure on Tri-X (could be Plus-X but not likely). It was scanned on my Nikon Coolscan IV with the Nikon software that was available at the time. I usually scan b&w negs in color mode, because it seems it produces better tonal values. At any rate the tint in the photo here is straight from the raw scan. Normally there's a little tint from my b&w film scanned in color mode but it's much closer to straight black & white. So I may leave as is, or use the b&w layer in photoshop to neutralize it. Often times depending on the neg, that compromises tonal quality- I believe similarly to if it was originally scanned in b&w mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 No photo or link - FYI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Willemse Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 No photo, link and also not much of a question? I don't buy into the scanning B&W negatives in colour mode - there is no colour information, so the scanner shouldn't detect more (or less) tonal values. If there is a problem - it would be a software problem. Witrh VueScan, I see no differences between scanning as colour negative vs. B&W negative, apart from filesize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Yes, I don't see much advantage. One scanner I have, does the scan in color mode, then converts, as I can change the color/BW selector after scanning and before saving. As well as I know it, JPEG doesn't have a B&W mode, but it should generate equal R, G, and B. One thing, though. C41 films normally have much lower gamma, and scanners normally correct this. -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 As I have mentioned before, my Nikon scanner occasionally reverts to color on its own, but I can see no advantage to purposefully scanning B&W film in color modes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_jack1 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 I've done many B&W scans by accident in color with my Nikon 9000ED. Some look almost sepia, if that bothers me I take the color out in photoshop. The overall quality and sharpness is the same. Only larger files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hapien Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 I tested Minolta Scan Dual IV with BW film scanned in color negative mode back in March 2005. Images were red/orangy toned, but I found no advantage in converting to BW in photoshop vs ready selected BW negative mode in scanner software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_stockdale2 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 There was an article on Paul Butzi's site some years ago in which he found that one colour (of the three) in the colour scan of a B&W negative was superior to a monochrome scan, after using it as monochrome. It was a peculiarity of his scanner, and if i remember correctly, he suggested that it should be tried with any scanner. His site has been streamlined and now it's not operational, but the wayback machine might find it. I'll have a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_stockdale2 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Found it: Paul Butzi - Getting the most from your scanner - scanning B&W negatives in color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjoseph7 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 You should try scanning Color negatives in B&W mode, it works really well. No need for complicated conversions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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