Tango Scan vs Epson 4990 Scan

[scottyb70]

Hi,

Here is a scan froma Tango Drum scanner at 600mb. I had to resize the picture for it to upload to Picasa. I did the Epson Scan of the slide with Epson software at all stock settings except for medium sharpening. No other adjustments were made in both scans except for importing into PS and resizing. The Epson was scanned @2400 dpi then reduced. Both scans were resized to 300dpi using PS Automatic for the Tango scan and BiCubic Sharpening for the Epson Scan.

Betterscanning holder (wetmount version) not using wetmount but only tape.

Mamiya 7, 43mm, Provia 100 using tripod. I think I was using a Cokin Polarizer.

I wonder how the wet mount version would compete with Tango.

Epson 4990

Tango drum Scan

 

[edge100]

The drum scan is clearly digging into the shadows much better than the Epson (see the foliage on the far left and right), which is to be expected. That said, for web use, they both look great. I have no experience with the Epson, but even my 9000F can produce excellent 13x15" prints from 6x7 (as large as my R3000 will go).

 

[scottyb70]

Here are the crops, I resized and adjusted the epson to match the Tango

Epson 4990

Tango Scan

 

[scottyb70]

Does anyone have any recommendations on how to get rid of the flare. I have tried Dodging and Burning, Cloning but I am having a hard time making it look right.

 

[edge100]

Are you able to increase the exposure on the Epson, perhaps using Vuescan? It seems underexposed to me, which may account for some of the loss of shadow detail. Look at the rock face in the crop; the drum scan is clearly sharper, but it's also noticeably brighter.

As for the flare question, the answer is simple: don't shoot straight into the sun (I know, not what you wanted to hear).

 

[scottyb70]

When I get the film back later this week I will make another scan.