Not a bad image for sale, but still needs a coin for reference. My son made/painted MEC Warriors and used the scanner for images. It is suprising how good they turn out. Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 09:52:41 +1000, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 18 Dec 2004 at 23:40, Markus Maurer wrote: > > > Before getting the A50mm macro lens I just tried for fun scanning a silver > > pendant > > with the Canon 9900f flatbed scanner at 3200dpi. The size of the pendant > > measures only about 1 cm in diameter. > > I'm quite surprised how well that works compared to a close up photo. > > > > > > What do you think, crap or any useful? > > Sometimes useful, however DOF is a constraint and not adjustable and unless > you > provide back illumination you always end up with pretty harsh shadows. At > least > rotate the objects such that the shadow appears at the bottom of the image, it > will look a little more natural then. > > > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > >

