Digital BW, The Print

What film format are you using? 35mm needs a 4000dpi scanner

Julian
----- Original Message -----
From: "lakecd" <lakecd@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 11:32 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Scanner selection


> I'm just getting into digital after 20 years of darkroom B & W. I
> have a Epson 1270 printer(plus Photoshop 5) and would like to do
> 11x14 B & W prints. Can I get enough scanning resolution from a film
> scanner that scans in the 2700-2900 dpi range, such as the Acer
> Scanwit, Minolta, Canon, etc. to do this, or do I need to step up to
> the 4000dpi class? Any advise or suggestions would be much
> appreciated. Thanks very much.
>
> Don
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