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Re: filmscanners: New Nikon performance
<EdHamrick@aol.com> wrote:
> My experience is that scanners with better focus show more dust
> than scanners without good focus. For instance, take a SprintScan 4000
> and a Nikon LS-4000 and compare the raw scans. They show exactly
> the same dust spots if you use the same slide on both, and both have
> excellent focus. If you take the same slide and scan it on almost
> any flatbed, it won't show as much dust, since the dust spots get
> blurred.
The improvement in sharpness going from the Epson Filmscan 2400dpi
scanner to the Nikon LS30 2700dpi scanner was astonishing. I wonder
if the Nikon focusses more accurately on the *surface* of the film hence
it tends to show surface defects more? Has anyone tried manually
adjusting the focus a little to see if it's possible to defocus the dust
and scratches without losing too much sharpness in the image?
Rob
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