Digital BW, The Print

Hi Moreno,

> > It probably is a Nikon, as I believe they are known for revealing grain
> from
> > B&W more so than other scanners, because of the point light sources they
> use
> > (LEDs).
>
> Hate to blow

Ah, blow all you like ;-)

> ...a hole in your theory, but even though the 8000 uses
> LED's, the
> light source is diffuse.

Well, I'd argue that it's really diffuse...it's still point light...simply
putting a diffuser over a point light source doesn't make it a diffuse light
source in the traditional sense, like a cold light...does it?

> The grain is comparable to the Polaroid scanner,
> which also has a diffuse light source.
>
> The Minolta, on the other hand, also has a diffuse light source, but has a
> severe grain problem on neg scans, while slide scans are quite decent.

How do you explain that?

Regards,

Austin