Digital BW, The Print

> From: Robert W. Shearer [mailto:rwshearer@...]
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> The marketing that I have seen is claiming that ICE4 will work on
> Kodachrome slides. That is the real reason I have been taking a
> look at that software.

Perhaps they've found a wavelength that penetrates Kodachrome better. If
that's true, then it's good news. dICE is a very useful technology when it
works.

> The CoolScan V is mentioned. What of the 9000? What is gained for
> all that extra money with the exception of ability to scan medium
> format. It would appear that the ICE software would make for a
> nice workflow. I agree, film cameras seem to really jump ahead on
> medium format. Of course, money (or lack thereof is always part
> of the equation.)

I would think (although I'm only guessing) that the 9000 would have greater
depth of field, just because everything is physically larger. The 35mm Nikon
scanners are notorious for shallow DOF, which makes it impossible to get
good sharp scans of warped slides.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...