Digital BW, The Print

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  From: panoramas.geo 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 7:22 AM
  Subject: [Digital BW] film grain question




  >The max optical resolution is 1200 for the Umax and 2400 for the 
  >Epson. This is probably a stretch and both sharpen the image. 
  >Software and operator skill is a factor too. I am going to make quad-
  >tone and color comparison prints to see if there is a difference in 
  >quality between the $400 Epson and the $1100 Umax. I'm rooting for 
  >the Epson. Early results indicate that it is very sharp at 1200 DPI 
  >and there is zero difference between 8 x 10 quad prints.

  See if you can buy the Umax by itself (with transparency adapter) it will cost you about $600.00. The additional $500.00 in your post above is for a software bundle. I'm not sure what the DMAX rating is on the Epson but on the UMAX it is 3.4 -- pretty desent for a $600.00 scanner.
  Don



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