Well my intention was to use it as a BW print scanner. The film scanning is a bonus as I dont have a film scanner at all. If nothing else I can use it for web use for film and making contact sheets. If its really bad, I'll just return it like you did and get a print only scanner. BTW, did you find something better? JCO
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bruce Dayton > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 2:38 AM > To: David Chang-Sang > Subject: Re[2]: Best flatbed scanner for B&W prints? > > > David, > > I just returned one of these units. I found that the scans of film to > be just too soft for my comfort. Print scanning was good. I am used > to a film scanner and just wasn't happy with the output. It did seem > like a nice flatbed though. > > > Bruce Dayton > > > > Thursday, April 11, 2002, 9:41:50 PM, you wrote: > > DCS> JC, > > DCS> My next flatbed will be an Epson. > DCS> Probably the Perfection 2450 as it seems to be the one that > does the job. > DCS> Cost is about $350-400 US max > > DCS> Has USB and Firewire; 2400dpi, 3.3Dmax (which is up there > with some of the > DCS> decent film scanners), 16 bit Grayscale depth. > > DCS> http://www.virtualtraveller.org/epson2450.htm is a good review with > DCS> comparisons to the Acer Scanwit(film scanner) and other scanners plus > DCS> there's a look at how it handles B&W. > > > DCS> Cheers, > DCS> Dave > > DCS> -----Original Message----- > DCS> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > DCS> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of J. C. O'Connell > DCS> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 12:16 AM > DCS> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > DCS> Subject: Best flatbed scanner for B&W prints? > > > DCS> I'm totally frustrated by my piece of shit > DCS> ACER flatbed scanner ( only paid $79 for it). > DCS> It adds too much contrast to my B&W prints. > DCS> The lightest tones scan as pure white and > DCS> pure black scanns as dark grey. VERY non linear. > DCS> It also scans overall slightly dark for some reason which > DCS> sucks. The blown out highlites cant be fixed > DCS> in photoshop... > > DCS> I'm looking to buy the best quality flatbed > DCS> for say $300. I would like a USB and/or Firewire > DCS> connection and 1200dpi would be nice, but most > DCS> of all i want a very good gray scale. I think the > DCS> spec that's important is desity range or DMAX. > > DCS> I want the best > DCS> possible gray scale as I'm getting into B&W > DCS> and its nice to be able to use the prints on the web. > > DCS> Any suggestions? HP? Canon? > DCS> JCO > DCS> - > DCS> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > DCS> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > DCS> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > 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 . - 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 .
