Digital BW, The Print

I use the canon FS4000 and it seems to work fine using just the canon 
software. I'm not an expert but 4 my purposes it is great.


                        Tim













--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Schiller" 
<rschiller@a...> wrote:
> Peter,
> 
> Yes, I am aware of Tony Sleep's observations and this is a good 
point.
> However, I carefully tested scans with both the Polaroid Insight 
software
> and the included SilverFast 5.5 full version software that came 
with the
> scanner.   The SilverFast certainly had much more control and 
capability;
> but, the sharpness issue (or lack thereof) was unaffected by the 
software.
> I assumed it to be a hardware issue, indemic to the type of 
lighting system
> the Polaroid uses.   I will say softer scans can be an advantage if 
you have
> dirty negatives, a lot less shows up then with the Nikon 
scanners.   I also
> did some tests with a Nikon LS4000 and found it getting almost too 
much
> information, in a sense, requireing more Photoshop clone tool work 
to remove
> every little mark on negatives that wouldn't even show up if 
printed with a
> condenser enlarger in a darkroom.
> 
> I'm going to again reiterate the clumsy negative holders as a 
factor in
> considering other scanners then the polaroid.   I did tests with a 
Canon
> 4000 and thought it very good also.
> 
> Rick
> 
> Message: 9
>    Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 17:19:08 +1000
>    From: "Peter Marquis-Kyle" <peter@m...>
> Subject: Re: re: B&W Printing . . . Polaroid SS4000
> 
> Rick Schiller wrote:
> > My experience with the original SS4000 was very disappointing.
> [snip]
> > The most glaring
> > imperfection of the Polaroid is the lack of sharpness.  It was
> > simply no sharper then the Canon 2720, which is/was a basic 3.0
> > dmax/ 2700 dpi scanner.
> 
> Rick -- just to set the record straight -- could this lack of
> sharpness
> have been due to the 'focus bug' in the Polaroid Insight software?
> (See Tony Sleep's review of this Polaroid ss4000 scanner here:
> http://www.halftone.co.uk/tech/filmscan/pol4000/pol4000.htm )
> 
> Peter Marquis-Kyle
> www.marquis-kyle.com.au