Digital BW, The Print

Is the one on the right the Epson?
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From: "jsinger986" <jhsinger@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] MF Scanners -- off topic


> Another view thrown in the pot...
>
> I have the Epson 3200 and I just bought the Minolta Dual Scan Pro.  For
prints with
> my Epson 2200 I am happy with the Epson 3200 scanning 120 film (not for
35mm
> though).  But, my use is for stock where I want the best quality and
OPTICAL
> sharpness for my scans.  Even though it may not make a difference in the
final useage
> of the image, buyers look at sharpness as a factor when looking at scans
of
> comporable images.  Most scans in quality stock agencies are done by
professionals
> using drum scanners and film scanners at the least.
>
> Here is a scan with a Nikon 8000 versus the Epson 3200.  This is a scan of
a 120 neg
> and it is a 100% crop of the image as it came out of the scanner.  No
sharpening on
> either.  I'll let you decide which is which, but to me its a clear
difference:
> http://www.jeffsingerphotography.com/quickview/nikonvsepson.jpg
>
>
> I decided to buy the 3200 based on the review  at photo-i.co.uk.  I was
impressed
> that there was not a significant difference between the 3200 and a drum
scan ( a
> difference but not a huge one).  Well, i don't know where he got his drum
scan done
> and on what scanner, but here is my drum scan versus 3200 scan and I see a
huge
> difference (although as I said the difference will not show on a Epson
2200 print with
> a good application of sharpening).
> http://www.jeffsingerphotography.com/quickview/drumvsepson.jpg
>
> Of course, I wouldn't expect a $500 flatbed scanner to match a drum scan
or even a
> film scan.  But, if sharpness is something that matters and your going
beyond a
> 13x13 print, this is something you may want to consider.  For me, I'm
going to sell
> my 3200 and my Minolta should be here any day.
>
> Jeff
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Jeff Singer Photography
> jeff@...
> http://www.jeffsingerphotography.com
>
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, mfaphoto@o... wrote:
> > The Epson 3200 delivers nice results. Probably not as good as film
scanners, but
> good. Since there is probably a huge price difference, so get the 3200 and
see how it
> works for your purposes. If you don't like it, sell it for almost what you
paid and get
> the film scanner.
> >
> > Russ
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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