[filmscanners] RE: HP PhotsSmart - questions

["Laurie Solomon" <laurie@advancenet.net>]

 Bob,

First, thanks for the information; but second, please elaborate.  I do not
understand what is meant by "There are, in fact, three stripes. Each having
greater than 2400 photo sites" in the quote:

> 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.

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> Subject: [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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