I do not agree with you.
Maybe it depends on type of "corner store".
My Lab, which does film scanning writes on CD JPEG files 3072x2048 or
something in size.
They are over sharpened little bit, have grain aliasing problems.
NPH-400 was complete disaster... I'm talking about Noritsu Lab
machines that have film scanning capabilities.
Some films scan better than others, sharpening in these machines is
operater controlable in the set-up, perhaps you could ask your lab
tech to adjust it to a lower level next time. I haven't seen any real
bad grain aliasing on my machine, though honestly, it's not something
I have gone looking for either.
I think I've seen it in many cheap scans I've got from labs. Or at
least, the files seem to have far too much grain-like noise compared to
the actual granularity of the film, if you know what I mean. I guess the
real question is whether the flatbeds (or even dedicated film scanners)
would be much better in this respect.
And yes, the mileage does vary - quite possibly based on film type.
I have worked off full res scans at 100% from my machine.
Remember, these labs are scanning an entire roll of 24 exposure film
at full res in about 30 seconds. They are hampered somewhat by the
need to get the job done.
William Robb
