[filmscanners] Re: Digi, film and scanning in movies

["Arthur Entlich" <artistic-1@shaw.ca>]

I guess one question is what is the file size coming from the G3, in raw
format?  Although much of a scanner's data may consist of artifacts like
grain, a 56-60 meg 8 bit file has to have some useful content...

Art



Frank Paris wrote:
> On a similar note, I bought a 4 megapixel Canon G3 digicam on the
> strength of numerous reports that it could produce high quality 8x10
> inch prints. But it can't even begin to compare in subtlety and
> smoothness with I get on an 8x10 inch print from an SS4000-scanned ASA
> 400 speed negative from my analog SLR. Both printed on an Epson 2000P.
> Examination with a 3 power glass reveals that the G3 print is blocky
> with much less color resolution than the print from a film scan. In
> hindsight, all I can say is, duh. What was I thinking? But it's good for
> web shots.
>
> Frank Paris
> frankparis@comcast.net
>

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