Digital BW, The Print

Ernst Dinkla wrote:

> There are three scanners here: the Nikon LS8000, the Epson 
> V700, the Umax Mirage II. The size increases from left to 
> right and the quality decreases from left to right. With wet 
> mounting on the first two and tweaking the focus on both you 
> can get good results on both but the Nikon needs less work 
> afterwards (sharpening), has a wider dynamic range and still 
> more resolution. So 35 mm up to 6x9 is scanned on the Nikon. 
> All are driven by Vuescan with the multi-sampling, 
> multi-exposure on board. I think a tweaked Nikon LS9000 new 
> or secondhand with wet mounting is equal or better than an 
> Imacon and has ICE aboard. Above that a good, serviced, drum 
> scanner with a good operator.
> 
> http://digitalkamera.image-engineering.de/index.php/Publications/Testreports
> 
> about multi-exposure but based on Silverfast
> 

Samples of LS8000 wet mount scans, frames from 6x6 and 6x9 
folders:

http://www.pigment-print.com/tijdelijk/Iskra-and-Monitor2.jpg

On the new Microtek M1: there was a delay in releasing it 
that had to do with ICE support and I do not know whether it 
now has ICE aboard or not. It is available on the Nikons and 
several Epsons but on the last not for any file size scanned 
if I recall it correctly.

-- 
Met vriendelijke groeten,  Ernst


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