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[filmscanners] Re: HP PhotsSmart - questions
Laurie Solomon wrote:
> Maybe my math is bad; but if it has a native resolution of 2400 ppi/dpi
> scanning 1" film, then my math says it will have a native resolution
> scanning a 5 inch subject which is much lower than 300 ppi/dpi
> independent of the light path factors(e.g., around 75 ppi/dpi). For the
> size print that the original poster mentioned which was smaller ( but I
> forget the exact size but I think it may have been either a 3.5 x 5 or a
> 4 x 6), the native optical resolution would be in the range of about 150
> ppi/dpi to 300 ppi/dpi.
I found an old FAQ (January 1999) that quotes HP re resolution:
There are, in fact, three stripes. Each having greater than
2400 photo sites.
Bob Shomler
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