IMPORTANT: This doesn’t mean that DSLR scans will automatically look better – you have to have the right workflow for processing your DSLR scans in their RAW form to be able to get better tones and colors than a traditional scanner. Later, I’ll show you how I process my DSLR Scans in an all-raw workflow that produces great results. DSLR Film Scanning gives YOU greater creative control of your final imageĮven with the best film labs, you are giving up creative control of your film negatives. For instance, the lab scanned image on the left was over-processed, missing highlight and shadow detail which could not be recovered in the JPEG I received back. With DSLR scanning, I could control every detail of how the image was processed. The only alternative that can product results close to DSLR scanning your negatives is to send off your negatives to a professional film lab. Not only are these pro-labs expensive, but there is another major drawback: you lose creative control! Some of the decisions the lab makes just can’t be undone. Because most likely, you will get back an 8-bit JPEG, which has very little room for further editing. Want to see more details in the shadows? Or pull back some highlights? Too bad. You’ll quickly notice that the information you want to bring out just isn’t there anymore.

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