James
8000dpi scanners are here now, you just need to pay £13,000 for them (Imacon
848). The ppi is not really that important when scanning if getting every
last bit of information is important. That's where the density range of the
scanner comes into play. ppi is important for the final image size required
and the target output medium. All the latest scanners are probably getting
just about everything out of film. The density range is more important for
slides than negs, so any current scanner will get good scans from your negs,
even my LS30. All the top-line crop of scanners should work for you on the
negs, and most will work well on slides.
Simon
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Hamilton" <jameshamilton777@hotmail.com>
To: <simon@sclamb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 2:06 PM
Subject: [filmscanners] 3 year wait
> Hello
>
> I've been intending to buy a film scanner for 3 years now. I have a
> collection of 3500+ consumer grade negatives (Kodak, Fuji, 100 - 400) and
> this grows weekly. Should I buy a filmscanner now or should I wait even
> longer for a better iteration of technology :-(
>
> I want to scan the negatives once only as there are so many of them. So I
> have to get it right first time. I am scanning for archival purposes, that
> means getting every last bit of information out of the negatives.
>
> I don't want to scan everything and find that in fact a 5000 dpi 4.0
> scanner released later in the year resolves more detail in the film.
> Should I just buy a Nikon 4000 ED or a Polariod 4000+ now?
>
> I have everyhing else, the enormous PC, the file format (JPEG 2000) and
the
> CD writer.
>
> Any advice appreciated
> James
>
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