Digital BW, The Print

I have never read a scanner review where the reviewer has raved about the sharpness of any epson scanner. They usually say the images are
fairly soft, regardless of the scanners other qualities, which are usually rated very good. I've never seen a sharp scan from any epson
scanner, and was wondering, does anybody on this list who uses any model of an epson scanner get REALLY sharp scans? If so, which model?
They make several 1600 DPI scanners that use stepper motors, so the resolution is probably not a true 1600 DPI, but closer to 800 or 1200.
Anyone know if this is really true?

Jerry



"Shire,Stanley" wrote:

> Mike
> I\ufffdm also scanning medium format negs (Hassy and Mamiya 7ii) with an
> Epson scanner.
> I would (in order of my person preferences) do the following:
> Get Photoshop
> Use Silverfast (the real version; not SE) with your 2450 scanner. The
> latest update will generate 16 bit files which are superior to the 8 bit
> files generated by the Epson twain driver
> Consider a 13x19 Epson printer. The support for quad inks, archival
> color ink sets, continuous inking systems and color management is
> unsurpassed in desktop machines (I\ufffdm still using my 1270 with a
> Mediastreet CIS and Gen 4 inks\ufffdnot a clog since I got it 8 months ago.)
>
>
>
> Stan Shire
> Associate Professor/Department Chair
> Photographic Imaging
> Community College of Philadelphia
> Adobe Photoshop 6 A.C.E.
>
> 215 751-8320
>  <mailto:sshire@...> sshire@...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Bergen [mailto:mike@...]
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 4:00 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] In need of digital B&W 101 help
>
> I am very new to B&W digital printing and am glad to find this
> newsgroup.
> However I am having a difficult time with all the acronyms, etc.  Maybe
> I
> could get some help.
> I am presently using the following:
> Windows XP
> Paint Shop Pro 7.0
> Epson 2450 scanner for 2 * X 2 * negatives w/Epson Twain
> HP PhotoSmart P1000 printer
> Hasselblad 500C/M camera w/100ASA Ilford film
> I am making primarily 8X8 prints on Epson glossy paper.  I scan
> negatives
> with the 2450 at 2400dpi, and print at 300dpi.  When I don\ufffdt use the
> unsharp
> mask the prints are not very sharp. (It makes me wonder why I don\ufffdt just
> replace the Hasselblad with a box of Quaker Oats with a pinhole.)  With
> the
> unsharp mask the prints are pretty good.
> Here are my questions:
> 1.      What book should I get to learn all the acronyms/processes that
> are being
> discussed here?
> 2.      What parts of my process should I change to improve my prints,
> in order
> of importance?  I will eventually want to make larger prints.
> I would really appreciate any suggestions.
> Mike Bergen
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