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RE: filmscanners: Best film scanner, period!!!
> >> What about the Polaroid SS4000, a bargain
> >> at $700 with rebate. No ICE.
> >
> >The dynamic range is too low.
>
> Is this true? I was under the impression from reviews the
> dynamic range of
> the SS4000 was almost the same as the LS4000 and IV.
>
> Mike Duncan
I believe that is not true, especially if the claim is based on
manufacturers spec sheets. The SS4k lists a "density range" of 0-3.4. The
Nikon Coolscan IV lists a "dynamic range" of 3.6. We have no factual basis
for what either of them are basing their claim on.
I believe the Nikon is purely using the number of bits to claim the dynamic
range. It just so happens, that 12 bits can ~exactly represent an integer
dynamic range of 3.6. A density range of 3.4 does not come out to as exact
a number of bits, so I would guess that the Polaroid is actually measured.
Both the Nikon and the Polaroid use a 12 bit A/D BTW.
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