----- Original Message ----- From: "E Berlin" : I haven't seen this entire thread so this may have been mentioned already, : but I'm wondering if sharpening techniques are recommended for pictures : scanned from negatives. I'm using a Nikon F3 with a variety of Nikon lenses : and a Nikon CoolScan V ED scanner for digital conversion. : : For that matter, since I'm still pretty new to this process I'm happy to : receive any general advice for maximizing the quality of images scanned : through a dedicated 35mm scanner that is not a flatbed. With much proprietry software that comes 'out of the box' with the scanner, options are limited. Vuescan does however let you scan RAW output and from there you can do whatever you wish with a raw processor and the RAW image. k