Digital BW, The Print

I just unpacked it thirty minutes ago. Setup was incredibly easy, just
installed the software and plugged it in and now everything works
perfectly.

I'm upgrading from a Canoscan FS4000US, and it's wonderful to finally
get some decent software. The Canon software was horrible. I obviously
haven't had time to test everthing but the software seems to have
everything I would want - Levels, curves, save jobs and settings, ICE,
multisampling, 16/48bit scanning, etc... The interface is logical and
easy to use.

Making index scans is very fast. Unlike the Canon it doesn't need to
spend ages for calibration, and it moves the slide holder very quickly
through the scanner. Making a preview is done in a few seconds. The film
holders themselves are better quality than the Canon scanner. They're
easy to open, and placing the flim exactly inside the holder is no
problem at all. 

The scanning speed is about 1 minute and 20 seconds for a full frame,
16bit, 5400dpi scan. This was with TMAX 100 and regular exposure.

The grain dissolver had little or no effect on TMAX 100 and TMAX 400
which is the two films I've tried so far. I'll test other films and see
if I get different results.

I'll be testing the scanner almost exclusively on black and white film
in the following days and weeks, and if any of you are curious about its
capabilities in this regard, or want me to make specific tests I'd be
more than happy to do so. Just drop me a note and I'll do my best to
help.


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Daniel Staver
http://daniel.staver.no