Drum Scan and Cibachrome

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26 Apr 2004 - 10:58 PM

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lucybear

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27 Apr 2004 - 8:22 AM

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Drum scans will give you top notch quality prints via inkject or using paper such as Fuji Crystal Archive. HOWEVER: If you want drum/virtual drum scans, be prepared to pay 15+ EACH for them. Without blantly promoting my scanning services, I use the Nikon Coolscan 8000 film scanner which produces very high repro-quality scans at a much more realistic price. If you want more details of this, click here

Providing you have a good scan (normally set at your desired print size @ 300ppi) the quality will be indistinguishable from a standard print direct from neg/slide.

Cibachrome is a paper specially designed for prints from slides. It has a stunning Uber gloss finish but there has been an issue with contrast control. However, if you are prepared to pay for a good printer, you will get some fantastic quality prints from Cibachrome.

I don't know if they print on Cibachrome, but if you want a top quality printer to get the best out of your images, contact Potosi / Goldenshot on 0207 729 5353. This lot are probably the best printers in London. I haven't used them myself, but I understand they are excellent.

lucybear

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28 Apr 2004 - 7:34 AM

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Its called a drum scan because the slide is scanned on something that is drum-shaped!! I don't know the technical ins and outs, but from what I understand, the image is placed on a drum which revolves at a very high speed and whilst it's doing this some sort of optical system is scanning it.

Perhaps someone could fill in the huge gaps I've left in this explanation!!

paul01323

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28 Apr 2004 - 5:34 PM

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I've recently changed from a cibachrome lab to a digital lab that uses a lightjet printer. I've never had such good prints from my slides and there are no contrast issues like with cibachrome.