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RE: [Digital BW] Canon D60 Question

2002-07-26 by Austin Franklin

Jerry,

Since YOU haven't seen ant B&Ws scanned on a Leaf, how could you offer that
opinion?  I HAVE compared the Leaf to Polaroid and Nikon scans converted,
and there is no doubt.

Austin

> I can get much better black and white photos from converted color images
> using photoshop's channel mixer. Of this, there is NO doubt. I shoot
> everything in color now, and convert.
>
> Jerry
>
> The Leaf scans B&W AS
> > B&W, not as RGB...converted.  All new scanners scan B&W as RGB
> and convert
> > it...
> And give you much nicer black and white images as well!!
> 't it take over an hour and a half to scan a 35mm
> > > slide?

> > But, for me, it's simply great, and as I've said, NO scanner
> can equal it
> > for B&W.
>
> Doubtful, I'm sure dozens of scanners could equal a 10 year old scanner!!

Not for B&W image quality.

Austin

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