Hans wrote:
>And in the meantime Canon came out with its D2400F, promising 48 bit,
2400 dpi output (actually 2*1200 offset by half a pixel) from A4
reflective and 4*5" transparent with FARE technology. No mention of
Dmax. This could be just right for medium format negatives.
I can't help believing this is "Razle-dazle 'em." It don't seem wise, but
what do I know? Would wiser heads care to comment?
Best regards--LRA
>From: Hans Rijnbout <j.b.rijnbout@chem.uu.nl>
>Reply-To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
>To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
>Subject: Re: filmscanners: SS120 & Nikon 8000 ... how do they work?
>Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 15:40:51 +0200
>
>On 12-07-2001, rafeb wrote:
>
>>At 03:14 AM 7/12/01 -0700, Art wrote:
>>
>>>It seems to me for some reason that most of the newer medium format
>>>scanners manufacturers decided to forego the zoom lens approach
>>>that Minolta has and continues to use with their Multi models,
>> >and just basically use the same optics for all the film formats
>>
>>I was mistaken. The lens in the 8000 ED is not a zoom lens.
>>To quote: "Imaging Optics: Scanner Nikkor ED lens (14 elements in
>>6 groups including 6 ED glass elements)" No mention of zoom here.
>>
>>This would explain why its 35 mm res is no better than the res
>>on 120 film.
>>However, the upcoming/newly-announced Minolta medium-format
>>scanner continues in Minolta's tradition of differing
>>resolutions for differing media.
>
>And in the meantime Canon came out with its D2400F, promising 48 bit,
>2400 dpi output (actually 2*1200 offset by half a pixel) from A4
>reflective and 4*5" transparent with FARE technology. No mention of
>Dmax. This could be just right for medium format negatives.
>--
>Hans Rijnbout
>Universiteit Utrecht, CBLE
>Postbus 80.054, NL-3508 TB UTRECHT
>tel: ++31 30 253 4567 fax: ++31 30 252 2478
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