Disappointed with Scans from local photo shop how do feel

<p>My local photoshop scanned my negatives the print looked good. They claim they used a nikon 9000 at maximum quality. my pictures scanned size is maxium 3600 kB and are 2940 x 1960 pixel showing 254 pixel / inch. I have the feeling this is not the maxium quality from the above nikon 9000 which scans per documentation at 4000 x 4000 dpi.<br />Can you let me know if I should exspect larger pictures and if show approx how large. It was a Ilford B/W asa 400 35mm film.<br />I can post an example</p>

 

<p>Maximum quality Jpeg from 35mm film, at 4000dpi you should be looking at around a 12-14 megabyte file. It looks like they scanned it at around 2000dpi. A Tiff would have been around 45-50 megs uncompressed (my 3200dpi scans are about 32 megs for uncompressed Tiffs).</p>

<p>Hello Matthew many thanks, here is a 100% crop off a scan.</p><div></div>

<p>Here is the whole picture at full dpi just reduced in size to 800 pixel on the long side.</p><div></div>

<p>I found the following answer in an old thread maths all worked out about 68mb for a 35mm neg. <a href="http://www.photo.net/medium-format-photography-forum/003Nr9">http://www.photo.net/medium-format-photography-forum/003Nr9</a><br>

Thanks regards Carl</p>

<p>Hello Les many thanks I will take a look at your thread now. Regards Carl</p>

<p>I think that that is a pretty good scan. If you are not happy with the grains you are seeing, switch to a slower film.</p>

<p>If the 100% scan is showing that much grain, it does not matter, that is the most that particular photo can give as to image information. Higher resolution will just show bigger grain pattern.</p>