Is there a difference in quality between a photo that was normally

>>2917677
If scanned at the same DPI, the scan from the print is certainly going to be the larger file, while grain might be finer. Colors depend on the PP I'd say.

>>2917677
>normally developed and then scanned
you mean printed and then scanned, right?

on one hand, the enlarged print always loses quality from the negative. whether or not the loss is noticeable depends on how good your enlarger is, how good the paper is, and how skilled you are at printing

on the other hand, if you theoretically had a enlarged print that was just as quality as the negative, the print would scan much better simply due to the fact that its a larger size and thus the scanner can easily pick up more information, then you can just resize the resulting scan back down to normal dimensions

>>2917761
Ok cool. And also, scanning it digitally doesn't make it lose the "film look" does it? I doubt it, but i'm just wondering if you can say from experience.

>>2917776
no dude you'll want to look into an analog scanner, it uses cathode tubes and you have to manually focus and cock the shutter before every scan but it's worth it to preserve the film look imo

>>2917776
Ignore: >>2918447 It's just bullshit trolling.

"That film look" is just a subjective look. Each different film looks different. Each method of scanning produces different results. Everything you do, from selecting the film, to exposing the film, to developing the film, to scanning the film, to processing the scan, produces a different result.

Remember that when you scan a photo you are creating a digital photo. Now, it's a digital photo *of* a photo, but that doesn't mean it's not digital. There's no such thing as an objective, neutral scan. Digital images are processed in one way or another, and thus you, as the scanner, make decisions on how the final product will look. You can just "scan it and not process it" because even scanners and basic scanning software have some foundational point built it. The act of scanning, but it's nature, includes processing decisions.

If you want to "get that film look" from scanned film, then scan it and process it to get whatever the fuck you want.

In reality, you can probably get the "look" you want from Lightroom or Photoshop plugins from digital photos.