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Nico, I agree with the blue cast, I also tend to get it at home with the auto settings on the Epson, and it's definitely there on the Noritsus. OTH, the drugstore scan for me runs about $5 so it is cost effective. The best store scans I get are with an Agfa machine at the local MotoPhoto, though they tend to be over saturated. I also have a theory that these machines - if they are calibrated much at all - take into account the color gamut and tone of the printing part. Perhaps Noritsus print a bit warm...
The 'soft light' blend trick does increase contrast, but also selectively color saturation as well. There are some shortcuts, by changing the color balance of the blend layer, that effectively do some of the things you can do with channels and curves. (I like to use Elements, so I've developed my own work arounds). I agree with you, if I were to re-re-mix the pic I'd have adjusted the color balance a bit warmer, probably not to the degree you have.
But I find it interesting that your version looks much more like I get out of the K100D. Thank you for the explanations, as that's useful info indeed.
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