> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ken Durling > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 8:38 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: EOS scanner upgrade - 2700 > > > Out of curiosity - has anyone here upgraded from a 2700 dpi class scanner > to something with greater dpi/DMax? What kind of step up did you > make? I've been using a Canon FS2710 (DMax 3.2) for a few years > now, and > although I don't pretend to have mastered it, I have in some > ways hit the > ceiling and am aware of its limitation, both in resolution and dynamic > range. I want to upgrade, but am concerned that anything significantly > better will be out of my price range. Any feedback welcome. > > > Ken >
Hi Ken! Long time no see! Years ago we started out with an HP PhotoSmart scanner that scanned both small prints and slides. After a few years of pretty good scans and being limited to 2400ppi I needed more resolution (color accuracy and dynamic range of the PhotoSmart was comparable to the best available at the time IF you got one that worked right), and decided to move up market. So after many months of digging around and talking to people I bought a Polaroid Sprint Scan 4000. I based this decision on the quality of scans that came out of it and the excellent SilverFast Ai and SilverFast HDR (think of it as a 16bit RAW program for a film scanners), software that was included with it. I have been very happy with the scans it produces and have upgraded the software a few times over the years as they have improved it. This has made some very good and seeable improvements in the scanners image quality. Having gone digital last year I don't use it much except for when I get all hot and bothered and try to make a dent in the years and years of chromes that I need scanned. Just sorting them is an ugly job let alone making the best scans I can lol! But anyway YES! Buy a newer 4000ppi scanner you WON'T be sorry if you buy the right one! Do your homework on the web and your local club, find people or a store that has one. Demo it, take your trannies (take a variety of different types of images), to be scanned then take them home to work with and examine in your photo editor. HTH * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
