Digital BW, The Print

We just got an Epson 1680 at work which I'm going to try with 8x10 and 4x5
see how it works. I'll be interested to see how a pro epson scanner compares
to the consumer ones.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Moreno Polloni [mailto:mp@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 9:12 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Flatbed scanners with film adaptors - good,
> bad, or ugly?
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> > I strongly recommend you actually scan a typical slide/negative with the
> > brand of scanner you are going to buy before you buy it. I personally
> > have never seen a really crisp, sharp scan from any epson scanner,
> > especially with smaller negatives. But they do fine with the larger
> > negs, especially the 4x5. I don't think epson optics are in the same
> > league as canons.
>
> I'd suggest the Epson scans are much like your beloved D30. Very
> smooth, but
> not incredibly sharp. However, they can take a fair bit of sharpening.
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