Re: filmscanners: Scanner resolution (was: BWP seeks scanner)

["Dave King" <kingphoto@mindspring.com>]

From: Dan Honemann <danh@selectsa.com>


> Take a look at the Leafscan 45 sample vs. the Nikon ED 4000 about
halfway
> down the page at this site:
>
> http://www.pytlowany.com/nikontest.html
>
> To me, the difference is astonishing, as if the Nikon image were
viewed
> through a veil of haze, while the Leafscan is clear.
>
> Is this the effect of greater resolution?  Or can the Nikon scan be
> corrected in Photo Shop somehow to look as clear (can't think of a
better
> word) as the Leafscan's?

Looks like a case of higher contrast in the Leafscan.  Look at and
around the girl's hair and you'll see plugged shadows.  The highlights
on her face are slightly hotter too.  The significant difference on
this page is between the Howtek and Nikon in the eyes crop.  Wow!

Dave