[filmscanners] RE: The weakest link

["michael shaffer" <michael@shaffer.net>]

ludmilla writes ...

> Which compnent is the weakest link in choosing an image
> manipulation system:
> Is it the Video Card, The Software, The Scanner or the Printer?

  My opinion is that it is none of these ... it is the monitor which has the
smallest gamut (... but it could also be the printer, but I daresay, for
<US$500, printer gamuts can be larger than your display's ...)

> If I buy a high spec filmscanner how can I guarantee the best
> result at the other end i.e. is the scanner most cuicial
> and thereofre anything else can prove to be a weak link.

  Much like buying Nikon ED lenses and having your film processed at
Walmart, but at least you have your options, unlike buying a shootn'toss
camera and then choosing a professional's print service for 8x10's.

> When a new printer comes along would my scanner
> then become the weak point depriving me from the chance of a
> perfect result?

  Possibly ... but even the best of films and exposures will not demand you
scan with more resolution than 4000ppi (altho some, but very few, can
approach 6000ppi).  The printer, on the other hand, only needs to suit your
needs ... all 8x10?, ... or an occasional 11x14?? ... or do you need
billboard panels???

cheerios ... shAf  :o)
Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland

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