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Re: [Digital BW] B&W Scanning Quality

2007-12-24 by Brian Mikiten

Sorry...I thought we were discussing the 9000ED.

Brian

On Dec 23, 2007, at 4:54 PM, Richard Sintchak wrote:

> Used Nikon 4000 scanners are WAY less than that nowadays.  I paid  
> just over
> $1100 for mine new back around 5 years ago.  Just got a used 9000  
> for $1200
> recently too.
>
>
> On 12/23/07, Brian Mikiten <bmikiten@...> wrote:
>>
>> The nikon hasn't changed in years. I just got one at $1800 plus $400
>> for a fluid mount.
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> On Dec 23, 2007, at 2:25 PM, AnnMarie Tornabene wrote:
>>
>>> Harry -
>>>
>>> That actually makes a lot of sense. I haven't researched dedicated
>>> film scanners in a long time. Maybe I should look into it again,
>>> providing prices have dropped....
>>>
>>>
>>> AnnMarie
>>>
>>> AnnMarie Tornabene
>>> www.annmarietornabene.net
>>>
>>> On Dec 23, 2007, at 2:51 PM, Harry Lockwood wrote:
>>>
>>>> With a ³high end² Nikon scanner at 4000 ppi, that should not have
>>>> happened.
>>>> I suspect they did the scans with some auto levels or curves or the
>>>> like. I
>>>> get excellent B&W scans from my Nikon 4000 ED, and then do post
>>>> processing,
>>>> not preprocessing.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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