I've yet to see a decent 35mm scan from a flatbed, mostly because the holders suck horribly. MF and LF scans on the other hand can get quite good with the higher-end scanners, if not quite up to a Nikon 9000's output.
-Adam Markus Maurer wrote: > I can even see a difference between the Canon 9900F flatbed scanner and a > Minolta Dual Scan 2 filmscanner very well here when scanning ccolor negative > film. > And the Canon is one of the better flatbed scanners for its age. I would > love to have access to a high end one... > greetings > Markus > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Shel Belinkoff > Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 12:54 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: RE: Scanning > > > For years I've been touting the various iterations of the Imacon here often > to be met with comments about people not seeing any appreciable difference, > comments (based on some technical crap or web articles) that a good flat > bed scanner is comparable or almost as good, etc. I'm very glad to see > that someone finally agrees with my assessment of the scanner. Now, if you > want to "kick it up a notch," get a good scan on a real drum scanner, like > the Heidelberg Tango (when "good enough" is not good enough). Compare that > to any of the Epsons, and even some Imacons. Be careful that you don't > step on your jaw <LOL> > > I am fortunate in that I can rent time on a couple of the mid- and high-end > Imacons, and can get good support and scanning advice from an expert on the > subject, who is usually right there when I'm scanning. > > Shel > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Paul Stenquist > >> For several years, I scanned all my 6x7 transparencies and negs on an >> Epson 3200. The results were nice. I sold quite a few as stock and >> many to magazines. When I went to visit my friend the other day, he >> asked me to bring some transparencies that I had confidence in >> regarding sharpness and exposure. I brought a few car shots from one >> of my magazine articles. He scanned them on an Imacon. Wow. I was >> impressed. I printed one on the 2400 when I got home. An amazing >> difference. Not just in sharpness or detail resolution, but shadow >> detail and color gradation as well. Now I just have to find a >> benefactor to buy me an Imacon. When I have time, I'll prepare a 100% >> crop comparison, since I still have my original scans. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.2/613 - Release Date: 01.01.2007 > 14:50 > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
