Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

["James L. Sims" <jlsims@knology.net>]

E-Cost is showing both the Nikon 8000 and Polaroid 120 in their product list.

Jim

Tony Sleep wrote:

> On Wed, 23 May 2001 20:04:57 -0500  Laurie Solomon (laurie@advancenet.net)
> wrote:
>
> > I believe you may be mistaken or misinformed.  The new 4000 ppi
> > scanners are
> > 35mm film scanners and not medium format scanners; hence they will not
> > handle 120 film
>
> No, both Polaroid and Nikon have introduced MF 4000ppi scanners as well
> as 35mm units. The Nikon 8000 is AFAIK not quite available yet, the
> Polaroid SS120 is.
>
> Regards
>
> Tony Sleep
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