Scanner Tips and Suggestions PLEASE!

[Stefano Rota]

Hello fellow photographers!

I just started with the Aviation Photography and I need a little help here.

I have aUMAX Astra 3400, I dont know if it is good or bad, or recomended by other photographers. Any how the questions are

I scan My pics at 600 DPI. Should I scan at more or less DPI???

Most of my shots are rejected because they say TOO GRAINY. What should I do?

My scan sometimes come out toooooo dark . What could i do then!?

I use Adobe Photoshop 6.0. I have heard CAorel PhotoPaint is good. Should i use corel?



PLEASE HELP ME OUT WITH THAT. ID BE VERY HAPPY!

[Leftseat86]

SCAN: at 1200dpi
USE: Photoshop 6.0 should work FINE
USE: lower speed film=less grain I dunno if your shooting prints or slides, but I do know from friends that Fuji Reala 100 is good for prints, Provia100F for slides.

SHOOT: on days when the SUN is OUT
SHOOT: the SUNNY side of the plane

Those tips should help you out with the basics.

-Clovis

[Stefano Rota]

Ok, The thing is I use 400 because i get the landing shots, in movement, therefore i cant really use them or else the pic will be destorted. Im my pictures, the granbiness is fine! I dont know what it is. I mean, the picture has no grany parts, but wwhen i scann it there you go

Please help me out.

[Leftseat86]

Well what do YOU think you're doing wrong? I dunno buddy, TONS of people use Reala 100 and Provia and get mighty fine pictures...if you cant then theres no one else to blame but yourself...or maybe your camera

More likely yourself

-Clovis

[SWA733Captain]

I enjoy blaming my camera...although it's too expencive to throw across the room...

[Stefano Rota]

hahaha, how much $ did you pay for it?