Digital BW, The Print

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Austin Franklin [mailto:darkroom@...]
> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 4:54 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Digital BW] re: best film scanner
>
>
(snip earlier)
>
> Rick,
>
> This is the first I've heard about a sharpness issue with the
> Polaroid SS4k
> scanner.  I had one for 6 months, and didn't have a sharpness
> issue at all.
> Is there a chance that it might have been your scanner, and not an issue
> with this scanner in general?
>
> Also, unless you're scanning slides (and even if you are in most
> cases) the
> dMax of the SS4k should not be an issue.
>
> Regards,
>
Austin,

I had a similar good experience with my Polaroid SS4000. I only traded it to
move up to a larger format SS120. The holders were not the best by any means
but sharpness was never an issue. The current model SS4000 Plus has an
increased bit depth as well.

I wonder if the experience people are having in comparing scanners is a
result of running one scanner with software sharpening turned on and the
other with it turned off? Could just be the issue of an encounter with a bad
unit too.

Martin