Digital BW, The Print

Michael,
It is interesting that you say that without protest, as you use a Howtek, and I
think would agree that 'sharpness' is only one aspect of a good scan.  The depth
of tone, among other attributes, is equally as important.

Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC

Michael Kravit wrote:

>  Jerry,
>
> After much testing the University of Miami digital imaging department has come
> to the same conslusion. That has now become their scanner of choice.
>
> Mike
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Jerry Olson
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 11:02 AM
>   Subject: Re: [Digital BW] From the horses mouth.
>
>
>   What scanner would most professional pre press house people say is the
>   best in the world at getting the most sharpness and detail out of a 35mm
>   film?  There was a comparison in Design Graphics Magazine between 20 of
>   the best scanners in every price bracket. I seem to remember the
>   Polaroid 4000 DPI scanner came out as the sharpest, even when compared
>   to a $60,000 scanner. There were samples of 5 different kinds of
>   subjects, all depicting sharpness and detail in Huge blowups.  Price of
>   scanner seemed to have nothing to do with the quality of scans.
>   Are there scanners that can scan at 20,000 DPI Optically or more? Is it
>   possible to get every last bit of detail including individual grain in
>   Kodachrome 25 film?
>   How much would such a scan cost? It would be interesting for someone on
>   the list who has access to such a high end scanner to make a comparison
>   between that scanner, and say a 4000 DPI Nikon or Polaroid scanner, and
>   at what print size a difference could be seen in sharpness.
>
>   Jer
>





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