Digital BW, The Print

Andre wrote:

> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> 
>>Jes\ufffds,
>>
>>If you want the most from your Rollei, get the Nikon 8000.  (There 
> 
> may be
> 
>>bargains as the color folks go to the 9000.)  As to flatbeds, I 
> 
> tend to
> 
>>divide the optical resolution by 2 to get an equivalent to a true 
> 
> film
> 
>>scanner. 
>>
> 
> Paul,
> 
> Recent test by two german photo magazine (Color Foto and C't) 
> indicate that for flatbeds true resolution, the ratio is about to 3 
> to 1. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Andre

Which can be brought to Paul's 2 to 1 with some tweaking. But you 
are right on out of the box scanning. Dmax, signal to noise is 
however almost on par with true film scanners.

My advice would be an 8000 too. But get at least a glass carrier 
for MF. The Microtek (Polaroid) 120 is most likely as good.

Ernst