Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Roy 
<thinkgreen@s...> wrote:
> 
> Am I gathering that the Nikon IV being dedicated will hold the 
negative 
> more securely than the 8000 but the Minolta 5400 which is dedicated 
has 
> problems? I'm considering the Minolta5400 Mark I scanner. I'm 
looking at 
> the mark I instead of the Mark II since I've read the softer 
> fluorescents on the Mark I scan B&W better than the Mark II or 
Nikon's 
> which use LED's. Are there any gizmo's around to make the Minolta 
flatter?
> 
> Is wet mounting with a flat bed scanner superior to a dedicated 
35mm 
> scanner?
> 
> What I'm curious about is where the weak link in the chain is when 
it 
> comes to dynamic range and detail? Does a good printer like the 
2200 
> have more range than a Nikon V with 4.2 dynamic range.. or better 
still 
> the Minolta 5400 with 4.8?
> 
> Thanks for the education
> 
> 
> Peace
> 
> Roy


What I gather is that a dedicated film scanner with a wet mounted 
film is the real choice to have. The Nikons have an optional glass 
carrier (at least for MF) that you might be able to wet mount your 
film too. Not sure if you could do the same with 35mm or not.

The printer will not have as much range as the scanner, but you want 
everything you can get for image manipulation. Some printers claim 
dmax at 2.x on glossy, and better than 1.6 on matte, so 4.x should be 
a whole world more.