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RE: [Digital BW] 120 Film Scanners Compared

2002-02-01 by Austin Franklin

Hi Frank,

> My tests are back comparing scans of the same color negative 
> from three film scanners in the $3000 price range.  I asked the 
> scanner owners to simply make the highest quality scan they 
> could without using Ultra Sharp Mask.  

Did you do B&W, color chromes and color negatives?

> I'm doing the USM testing because the Minolta Pro is providing 
> considerably sharper scans than the other two scanners.  The 
> first two are scanned at 4000, the Minolta at 4800 dpi.

Does that mean your tests were with 35mm only?

> If there is enough interest in my tests, I'll post some 
> enlargements of the scans I did.

I would be.

Austin

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