OK Mikael, let me ask a follow-up question. I am a beginner so your
knowledge clearly surpasses mine. I've been reading your comments (as well
as others) on this issue for months now. My question is the following: are
you able to reclaim proper sharpness through the judicious use of sharpening
techniques in Photoshop. I ask because I purchased a Nikon 4000 scanner a
number of months ago and I am able to get much better results from the
resultant images out of Photoshop than I was ever able to get through the
use of professional photofinisher.
thanks,
Brian
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respond to bdplikaytis@bellsouth.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mikael Risedal" <risedal@hotmail.com>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000
> Hello Brian. The Nikon scanner is not out of focus.
> Nikon LS 4000 are sharp in the middle of the film area but un sharp out
> against the sides and corner . The example are from the right side of a
> slide film.
>
> Next small jpg file are from our test motive . The test motive shows in
the
> middle of the jpg file. This is from the left corner.
> I hope that every one can se the difference in resolution and sharpness.
> Look below the text.
> Nikon have a big problem with the depth of field. Best results gets with
> glass framed film and 100% film flatness. Low light source and to open
> f-stop lens construction is the main problem. Im a owner of 2 Nikon
scanner
> LS2000 and LS 4000, they have the same problem.
> Best regards
> Mikael Risedal
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Brian D. Plikaytis" <bdplikaytis@bellsouth.net>
> >Reply-To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> >To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
> >Subject: Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000
> >Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 17:32:53 -0500
> >
> >Maybe I'm not looking at the images correctly but the _entire_ Nikon 4000
> >frame looks out of focus. Is this a fair test - to compare an
out-of-focus
> >Nikon scan to an in-focus Canon scan?
> >
> >Brian
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> >respond to bdplikaytis@bellsouth.net
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Mikael Risedal" <risedal@hotmail.com>
> >To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
> >Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 4:29 PM
> >Subject: Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000
> >
> >
> > >
> > > To illustrate what I mean with poor Nikon Ls 4000 sharpness, I have
> > > put a attachment with a jpg file. Vuescan as a reference sofware and
> >same
> > > settings to the 2 scanners
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >Nikon Ls 4000 can not produce equal sharpness over the whole film
area
> >if
> > > >the film are mounted glass less or in a filmstrip. Lack of depth of
> >field.
> > > >
> > > >The test shows that a combination of Canons sharpness and Nikons
> >scanning
> > > >speed, colors and Dmax should be a nearly perfect mid end scanner.
> > > >
> > > >Mikael Risedal
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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