Coolscan 9000, Plustek, Minolta.. again, I need your Help!

[Godfrey]

You know, in all the time I've been scanning film (since 1994), I've almost never found a need for multiscanning. I've experimented with it many times.. But I find that if I expose and process my negatives properly for scanning, it's simply not particularly necessary.

It might be more useful for contrasty slide scanning. I haven't worked with slides for many years.

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[cabbiinc]

Godfrey you're spot on the money. For any C-41 film that I've scanned the scanners (Coolscan 2000 and Canon FS4000US) can capture the entire spectrum held on the film. For slides though, especially older thicker Kodachrome pre-70's, multi exposure does come in handy for some slides. It doesn't hurt on the slides that don't need it so I leave it on when I'm not sure.

 

[Alpsman]

I only need multiscannig (2x) when I have SW-negatives with a plain grey sky. The scanner will make (invent) a pattern where none is to scan, but with 2times multiscanning it will be plain grey without any pattern.
When I scan slides from nightshots with lightnings, there is not that much difference in the pitch black sky to notice.
Only a inkjetprinter will have problems to transfer the fine different shades of black from the sky or in the couds onto paper.😡
So the scanner is not the limiting machine in the process.😀