# Darker negatives convert very grainy

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**Category:** Digital Camera Scanning\
**Created:** [January 17, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/darker-negatives-convert-very-grainy/5809 "2023-01-17T15:56:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![tim.larson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@tim.larson](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/tim.larson)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/darker-negatives-convert-very-grainy/5809/1 "2023-01-17T15:56:42Z")

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I recently scanned some negatives that were very underexposed and resulted in conversions that are very grainy. They seem to have more grain that the prints would have had 30 years ago.

Is there a way to reduce this or is that just the result of a higher resolution camera scan?

I’m using a Canon 6D Mark ii with Negative supply equipment using their 99+ light table.

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**Author:** ![nate](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forums.negativelabpro.com/nate/32/4_2.png) [@nate](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/nate)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/darker-negatives-convert-very-grainy/5809/2 "2023-01-18T15:37:04Z")

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Hi,

You can use the “Lab Fade” slider to make the grain less noticeable… this is similar to how labs would deal with issue, trying to avoid noise in the shadows but still deliver an image that appears to have good contrast.

You can also try Lightroom noise reduction settings, which can work really well in this situation.

Hope that helps!

-Nate

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**Author:** ![tim.larson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@tim.larson](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/tim.larson)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/darker-negatives-convert-very-grainy/5809/3 "2023-01-18T16:51:35Z")

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Thanks so much! I will try that in the future.

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**Author:** ![HERISSON](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@HERISSON](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/HERISSON)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/darker-negatives-convert-very-grainy/5809/4 "2023-01-19T16:44:14Z")

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Hi, You could also try Topaz’s Photo Ai, which gives surprising results