I don't know whether it's me or my scanner. For the last several months, at least, I've been somewhat unhappy about the image quality from my Minolta Dimage Scan Dual. Basically I think the image looks sharper through my $10 Carson 7X plastic loupe, than it does when scanned. I'm comparing the slides to images that are PUG-sized.
Sharpening, Unsharp Mask, etc., doesn't seem to help, or at least satisfy me. I admit most of my sharpening is trial and error. I'm wondering if there's a possibility that there is dust, dirt, film, etc. on the lens in the scanner (assuming one exists). The unit is about 3 years old. Any thoughts on whether I should take the cover off and have a look? Or is this an optical illusion? Just thinking... I find when I scan a neg and compare it to the print, it doesn't look bad. But when I scan a slide and see it large, it doesn't look as good. Is it possible that with negs I'm comparing basically 1-to-1's whereas with slides I'm comparing a small image with an enlarged one, and noticing a difference? Thanks for any help. Tom C. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
