Digital BW, The Print

Marcell, Microtek always made the Agfa duoscanners.

I have a T2500 Duo Scanner; it does 2500 Optical.

It is GREAT for 645 and larger negatives. For 35mm, I would stick with a 
Canon, Nikon, or Minolta destop
film scanner.  You really do need the higher dpi if you want excellent 
quality 35mm scans.  Howver, the 2720 DPI
scanners can give you a pretty decent 12x18 inch inkjet print. The 4000 
DPI models would be better though.

Jerry

and no, the Agfa could not give you better 35mm scans than any current 
3000 dollar desktop scanner.



Marcel Laufer wrote:
> Again, I'm relatively inexperienced and unsophisticated (no this is 
> not one of those porno lines).  I have been unhappy with my B&W scans 
> and noticed that a friend had better results with his 
> now-out-of-production Agfa duoscan HiD than I do with my approx. $3k 
> desktop film scanner.  I've been scouring around on ebay and noticed 
> an Agfa T2500 for sale (at a not particularly cheap price) and did a 
> little research and have seen that it was there 'top of the line' 
> professional scanner.  Capable of 2500 DPI optical res. with pretty 
> good numbers.  I now know that the software is at least as important 
> as the specs and, as I said the Agfa seems pretty good on that count.
> Question:  Anybody familiar with this scanner and its software?  Are 
> there any reasons to believe that this type of scanner (dual) can 
> compete with a Nikon or Polaroid or Minolta film scanner for B&W 
> scanning bragging rights?  Any comments on it?  Lastly, the newer 
> Microtek bears a strong family resemblance to the Agfa (someone 
> actually said that when Agfa left the scanner business Microtek 
> employed their designer) model 1800f; would that be a better unit 
> than the Agfa?
> Thanks
> Marcello