RE: filmscanners: factor in sharpness

[Alessandro Pardi <alessandro.pardi@inferentia.it>]

I agree that major differences are definitely noticeable, both between
lenses and films. What I haven't been able to see on my LS-30 (2700 dpi) is
the difference between sharp and extra-sharp films (i.e. FP4+ and PANF+ or
even Technical Pan): there is a major difference in grain, but not in
resolution or sharpness.
I'll test again in the next few days with my new Canon FS4000, to see
whether 4000 dpi are enough. Any other experiences about this?

Alessandro Pardi

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Durling [mailto:kdurling@earthlink.net]
> Sent: martedì 6 novembre 2001 08.06
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Subject: filmscanners: factor in sharpness
> 
> 
> On Tue, 6 Nov 2001 15:14:46 +1000, you wrote:
> 
> >Obscanning: Has anyone else noticed the difference in 
> sharpness between
> >their lenses when scanning films?
> 
> 
> 
> Absolutely.  At least with the "gross" differences.  Most of my lenses
> are pretty sharp, but I have some shots taken with the kit lens I
> first got with one of my cameras, and you can definetly tell.  
> 
> The *real* eye-opener for me since going over to film scanning is how
> much more you can see film grain.  Just in my initial trials, the
> grain-removal filter in Viewscan has come in handy a few times - like
> with some Tri-X shots.  I think it works very well, unobtrusive.
> 
>  
> Ken
>