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RE: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: New Nikon performance
michael@shaffer.net (shAf) wrote:
> Derek writes ...
>
> > In a sense you could say that the Nikon scanners
> > do add dust and scratches! To be exact any dust
> > and scratches that are there are emphasised
> > because of the LED light source that they use.
>
> To say the Nikons add dust and scratches simply because the light
> source emphasizes them is misleading. If you have a problem with dust
> and scratches, then you may indeed be unsatisfied with your scans ...
> but it isn't the scanner's fault, and in fact, the Nikons provide the
> best solution ... IR dust recognition.
>
> Afterall, did we ever blame enhanced Tri-X grain on the point
source
> enlarger we preferred for sharp detail and increased contrast?
Absolutely!
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