RE: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: New Nikon performance

[Derek Clarke]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (shAf) wrote:

> Derek writes ...
> 
> > In a sense you could say that the Nikon scanners
> > do add dust and scratches! To be exact any dust
> > and scratches that are there are emphasised
> > because of the LED light source that they use.
> 
>       To say the Nikons add dust and scratches simply because the light
> source emphasizes them is misleading.  If you have a problem with dust
> and scratches, then you may indeed be unsatisfied with your scans ...
> but it isn't the scanner's fault, and in fact, the Nikons provide the
> best solution ... IR dust recognition.
> 
>       Afterall, did we ever blame enhanced Tri-X grain on the point 
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> enlarger we preferred for sharp detail and increased contrast?

Absolutely!