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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Either of these film scanner have advantage for BW film?

2005-05-24 by Mark Rabiner

> 
> 
> Nikon V is rock solid, has much better negative handling (flatter,
> less physical manipulating of the negative because no junk plastic
> negative carrier).
> 
> I owned both, dumped two Minoltas for the Nikon. I believe Minolta's
> software is better for B&W than Nikon's, but that you won't want to
> use either...you'll want to use Vuescan. Minolta's purported 5400ppi
> doesn't seem to add up to extra sharpness past 4000...according to the
> one comparison I've seen.
> 
> 
> 
Do you scan RAW in VueScan?
That strikes me as the way to go. And a reason why I¹ll get it for my Nikon.
Silverfast wants hundreds of bucks all over again it¹s a joke.



Mark Rabiner
Photography
Portland Oregon
http://rabinergroup.com/





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