Digital BW, The Print

> ...  Conventional wisdom is that a dedicated film scanner
> gives a better scan.  Is this wisdom changing?  

I'd have to see well controlled tests before I'd believe that a flatbed
could outperform a dedicated film scanner at about the same price point.
The only way I can see it making sense is if the increased volume of sales
of the flatbed lowered costs to the point where economies of scale
outweighed the inherent design advantages of the dedicated scanner.  Getting
more for the money, of course, is a real possibility.

I would not make a decision to buy such a scanner based on a subjective
review that did not have comparison resolution chart images.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com