Taka, don't go that route for 35mm, unless you are certain that the flatbed will do in excess of 1800dpi _optical_. My flatbed supposedly goes to 1600,but it's actually 400 optical with digital interpolation taking it to 1600, and the results for 35mm are rubbish. It's not bad for MF, and for documents and prints it's fine, but after 18 months of using it I went out and bought a film scanner as well.
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia On Saturday, May 04, 2002 6:55 AM, TM [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > Mishka- > Thanks. I shouldn't say "never," but I really don't foresee myself > getting into MF, so that is not a consideration. However, I do need > a flatbed scanner anyway for documents, that's why I ask whether it > is a huge trade-off to use a flatbed scanner for negatives. I can get > by w/ a cheap $100 scanner for documents, but need to spend around > $400 > for a film scanner. With a good $400 flatbed, I wonder how much I'm > losing. > > Taka - 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 .
