> I know SS4000's color from negatives were not as good as
> LS-2000. But now, SS4000 is bundled with SilverFast Ai 5.0, which has a
> very
> good reputation. Has any body compared the negatives color between
> SS4000+SilverFast with LS- 2000? If they are similar, I might buy the
> SS4000
> because of its extra DPI, because DPI is not just resolution, it also
> reduce
> aliasing of film grain.
There's no problem getting decent colour from colour negs on the Polaroid
4000 - I am sitting here reading these msgs whilst scanning a bunch of
Fuji Superia 400 (still not exactly quick on an Athlon700+512Mb RAM).
I mostly use Vuescan for negs, sometimes Binuscan, as there is far less
work to do. This lot require just a quick manual tweak of levels (to the
16bit file from Vuescan), reduce bit depth to 8bit, spot out any dust,
USM, caption and save. However it took me weeks of trying to get to this,
and knowing which problems require a different approach. Improvements in
Vuescan and Insight have helped too.
IME most problems with negs have far more to do with software and /or
brain errors than the hardware itself. I rather think you probably could
have got good results with the Dualscan with perseverance to find a good
working method, and it's a bullet you are likely to have to bite whichever
scanner you choose. Some film and lighting combinations just seem tricky.
Regards
Tony Sleep
http://www.halftone.co.uk - Online portfolio & exhibit; + film scanner
info & comparisons
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