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RE: [Digital BW] Diffusion sheet in scanner (was Re: 40" Print, How many Megapixels?)

2005-12-23 by Daniel Staver

Where do you see that the samples are simulated? The page specifically says
the samples are NOT simulated:
http://www.scanhancer.com/index.php?art=10&men=10

I used the Scanhancer while I hade the Microtek Artixscan 120tf. It worked
really well on some films, on other films I could see no difference. If I
remember correctly tmx is one of the films where the Scanhancer had no
effect. 

In general the Scanhancer works well for films like Velvia that give you
pepper grain which shows up as black spots on the scan, or white spots in
the case of negatives. I remember it worked great for Delta 100 which had
exactly this problem.

Here's a sample I made from some Kodak PPN color negative scans:
http://daniel.staver.no/img/scanhancer01.jpg

--
Daniel Staver
http://daniel.staver.no




> Reading the "scanhancer" page does not inspire confidence.  
> The Minolta sample is also, perhaps not by coincidence, a 
> "simulated" comparison.  (Hmm, I wonder why they had to 
> "simulate" a comparison?)

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