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From: "Ken Schneider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Has anyone at the show checked out the new Nikon scanners?
> I saw them at MacWorld last month. The Coolscan 4000 ED
> scans at 4000 dpi, 48 bit as opposed to Canon's 42 bit.
Very handy if you wish to engage in extensive image manipulation
> Six bits up at those specs is probably not a big deal unless
> you will make large prints. But it has a Dynamic Range of 4.2
> which I thought was MUCH better than Canon's 3.4 DR.
In my day as a drum scanner operator Kodak 35mm transparency material could
easily produce a Max log density of 6.0 - a 21/4 sq 4.6 and a 5X4 3.6 DMax,
so the Nikon scores higher up the repro richter scale than the Canon, and
the 500 extra on the readies side is but a drop in the ocean when compared
to the benefits.
In addition the Nikon is likely to be on the market 2 months ahead of the
Canon.
Say no more, say no more
Richard Corbett
Richard Corbett
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