RE: filmscanners: High End Scanner Prices

[David Mantripp <d.mantripp@fantastic.com>]

There is a very positive reviewe in the current issue of Practical
Photography (UK). However, it is on the short side, and either decided not
to mention any interploation issues, or doesn't understad them.

However, PP is a very reliable magazine and its reviews are very much based
on photographic criteria.

The summary puts it ahead of the 8000ED and the SS120, but it *seems* that
this is on the basis of price and the claimed 4800dpi.  However, they quote
prices for the Nikon and Ploaroid at over GPB3000, whereas the Polaroid
retails for under 2000....  

Seems like a good candidate, it has ICE3.  Makes decisions even harder :-) 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bernhard Ess [mailto:albatros.bee@web.de]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 9:35 PM
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Subject: Re: filmscanners: High End Scanner Prices
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: PAUL GRAHAM
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 6:07 PM
> Subject: RE: filmscanners: High End Scanner Prices
> 
> >Yes, but the Minolta is 4800 dpi *interpolated* for medium format.
> >it's a neat trick to make the numbers look good.
> >the Nikon and Polaroid remain tops at 4000 dpi for MF.
> 
> 
> It is true for medium format, in 35mm 4800 is native 
> resolution, but the
> question is whether 3200 is not enough for medium format, I 
> have made some
> calculations, maybe for 6x4,5 it is not so much, but for 6x6, 
> 6x7 and 6x9
> 3200dpi should be enough to make 300dpi prints in bigger size....
> 
> I am waiting for user reviews for the minolta, it seems to be a great
> machine... And less expensive than the Nikon.
> 
> greetings Bernhard
> 
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> > 
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