Response to Scanning negs with dense base

Your scans look like I thought they would. I think that the reason its not so noticeable with your 120 scans is that the scene is rendered larger on the larger film, so in effect the grain is smaller in relation to the image details. I also think Pete is correct about underexposure and the linear nature of scanners. You will need to do some curve corrections either after they are scanned or in the scanner software. More exposure and a little tweaking will help for sure. Have you printed these scans? I think you will find that they will make nice small prints even with all the noise in the shadows. Still the best solution is finer grain film.

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