Digital BW, The Print

>Also, anyone using one of the newer Minolta Scan Dual
>3 film scanners?  I'm wondering about the sharpness
>and I love the price.

I just got one to replace my Scan Dual II (which after two years suddenly
and inexplicably lost a sensor channel and therefore its ability to pick up
thin parts of the negative), and it's great. It is _very_ similar to the II
with some tweaks to the software, including the ability to do multiple
passes during a scan to reduce shadow noise. The advance mechanism (moving
from one frame to another) is much faster and quieter, as well. I have not
done a direct comparison with the same negative, but I _believe_ it has
more range than the II. And the price is hard to beat!

-- Nick

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