No it's 16-bit 3200 dpi. It's considered a very good deal for the money. Maybe not quite up to the levels of scanners costing 4x to 5x but at a price point of < $300...
Tom C. "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered." >From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Neg v Slide Scanning Results >Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 15:08:43 -0700 (PDT) > >Understand the K-M IV is one terrific scanner. Is it the 8-bit 5400 dpi >producer? > >Jack > >--- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > FWIW, > > > > I've never had a real problem scanning negatives with my K-M Dimage > > Scan > > Dual IV. > > > > Velvia, yes, but never negs. > > > > Tom C. > > > > "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or > > > > numbered." > > > > > > > > > > >From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > > >Subject: Re: Neg v Slide Scanning Results > > >Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 13:29:04 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > >Let me jump in to add that 35mm neg scans on my Epson Perfection > > 3170 > > >PHOTO flatbed are doubtless crappier than yours. > > > > > >Jack > > > > > >--- Aaron Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I just wanted to add to this "on a scanner with poor dynamic > > range." > > > > > > > > Like I said before, my neg results are superior for ISO 400 and > > above > > > > using a Polaroid Sprintscan 120. Neg results are total crap from > > my > > > > Epson 3200 flatbed. > > > > > > > > If you have a good scanner and standardize your process, i.e. get > > > > your film processed at the same lab, preferably a consistent one, > > and > > > > use the same film or group of films (the Fuji N series are nice > > and > > > > consistent) the majority of your work only needs to be done once. > > > > > > > > -Aaron > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > From: "Mat Maessen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Subj: Re: Neg v Slide Scanning Results > > > > Date: Tue Aug 8, 2006 7:55 pm > > > > Size: 1K > > > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > So to get the full dynamic range out of the > > > > image, the scanner is working in a relatively small range of > > light > > > > levels coming through the film. That's why it looks grainer. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > > >Do You Yahoo!? > > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > >-- > > >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >[email protected] > > >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
