LaserSoft Imaging

Thankyou very much for your reply, the info is very helpful. I have only noticed this effect with this batch of 35mm Ilford Delta 400, as I'm more used to scanning 645 and 6x6 format films, and usually it is Neopan, FP4, or TMax. With those emulsions, the results are silky smooth, even when choosing...

Thanks for your reply. Having had another look at the scanned negatives, and checking the the histograms, and then trying every possible combination, I'm convinced now it is the Ilford Delta 400 film grain that is being resolved as patchy when using the Ilford Delta 400 choice in negafix. Although t...

What is the best way to get smoother gradients when scanning B&W negatives into Silverfast AI from scenes shot under conditions where bright clear skies & a red filter on the lens have created a very wide tone gradient. I seems to be getting speckling across the tone gradient, which doesn't ...

Any tips on creating smoother gradients when scanning B&W negatives with areas in images such as open skies shot with red filter on lens. I keep getting speckly gradients when the gradient range is great, but it doesn't look anything like the film grain. The film was 35mm Ilford Delta 400, and I...