> The scans don't look so good, appearing less smooth tonally than the Nikon, > with a rather more 'grainy' appearance. > When I zoom in to pixel level, it appears that the entire scan is covered in > what I can only describe as 'random pixels' all over, a bit like those > rather crude grain screens you could buy for conventional print enlarging. > This is seen as a grainy look over most of the image, but on plain white > areas of no detail, which the Nikon renders as pure white, the Minolta adds > a grey pixel 'grain'.
Dear Mark I have noticed what I have put down to noise on some scans. As they are often from 8oo ASA negs I have not had any great expectations with regard to grain and have not had the opportunity to compare with other scanners. I have therefore not been too concerned but would be very interested if you do manage to identify any causes. Was multi sample set ? (It does up to x16 but I am not sure if this helps). As for the customer care line. I have had reason to call them. It took quite a few attempts to get through but they did solve the problem. Regards Jonathan =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
