Digital BW, The Print

I've used an HP Photosmart film scanner, a Polaroid SS4000 and
a Canon D60 digital camera. I love my D60 but miss the big
files from the SS4000.

As far as I'm concerned you can't have too much money,
too much ram, or too many pixels.

More seriously, I'd go with the 4000 dpi scanner. It will give you
much greater flexibility for cropping and choosing print sizes.
Less objectively I believe there to be a qualitative difference
when making selections, burning and dodging, and doing other 
'manipulations'  when there are more pixels.

More pixels are better, though they eat disk space and ram.
Capture your fair now before they get used up.
JimD

At 03:41 PM 9/17/2002 +0000, photo_bear_nova wrote:
>I am looking to move into digital printing of my images. The Canon
>FS400 is the most that I really want to spend. The other two scanners
>I am looking at is the Coolscan IV and the Elite II. I am looking to
>use a 1270 to print via the MIS inks.
>
>Most are recommending that people go with 4000dpi scanners, based on
>readings here. That seems to be based on using 300dpi when printing.
>But else where people say that the optimum dpi for the Epsons is
>240dpi. Given that 2900 scanner resolution should be more than
>enough. Is it?
>
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>Also mentioned in going with 4000dpi scanners is the grain in BW
>scanning. Would not the GEM in the Nikon and Minolta scanners out
>weight the 4000 dpi?
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>I am thinking about using the C41 BW films since FARE and ICE works
>with it. I assume that the limitations that some mention with the
>chromogenics can be overcome with levels and curves. Am I right in
>this?
>
>
>Thanks for the help...
>
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>Chip
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