Re: filmscanners: Re: Filmscanner for 8x10" prints

["Colin Maddock" <cmaddock@clear.net.nz>]

jn wrote:
>I had assumed that the FS2710 was too expensive, but
>you're right, I guess it's now selling for around $400
>in the US.  Does this scanner benefit from Vuescan,
>too, with regards to noise reduction, shadow detail,
>or other improvements in image quality? 

I'm afraid almost all my experience using the FS2710 is with negs, and you look 
to be asking about slides. Someone else may come in here with that information. 
Shadow detail is always difficult. Have you compared scanners for this aspect 
in Tony Sleep's reviews?

With negs though, VueScan gives more flexibility in manipulating the tonal 
range without crushing the blacks or whites, compared with Canon's own 
software. I don't find noise in the whites with negs any problem.

 Don't hesitate to ask if there is anything else you want to know about the 
Canon.

Colin Maddock