On 4 May 2002, at 11:26, Jan van Wijk wrote: > Thinking about a Pentax 67 in my future, I was wondering how well a > flatbed scanner would work with those larger negatives/slides ... > > I use a Nikon Coolscan III for my 35mm stuff (using 2700 ppi). > > I guess you would need at least 1200 ppi optical resolution from > a flatbed to get the same quality ... > > And, of course the quality should be even better than 35mm stuff :-) > Am I correct in assuming a flatbed + 6x7 format will not be better ? > > The alternative I have in mind is the Minolta scan Dual Pro, but that > is quite expensive ... > > Any thoughts ? > > Regards, JvW
Hi Jan, first I must admit that I haven't read the complete threat so it might have said before. Do not look only in ppi. If you do not only color neg. the density is quite important and to my experience the flatbed scanners are not so good at this. Do not look at the manufacturer's indication because you won't get it in real life (the same is true for the resolution). It seems that the flatbed scanner manuals 'lie' a bit more than the film scanner's. Andreas - 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 .
