>mt >Why not take a copy of Vuescan with you and output a Raw file, you could >then take the Raw file home and open it within Vuescan for more heavyweight >testing. > >Just a thought.
Thanks Richard - a *good* thought - I will. Given the extraordinary differences in colour balance that I get out of my Acer, just by using the defaults in Miraphoto vs the defaults in Vuescan, I won't be spending too much effort judging the colour accuracy on negatives.. The areas I am mostly interested in, in rough order of importance, are: - dynamic range (I have some awkward shadowy Provias & Kchromes to throw at it, and I am a chronic underexposer..:-) - overall sharpness - edge to edge sharpness (I got lots of 'bent' Kchromes that I have no desire to demount.) - colour accuracy (mainly on slides) - freedom from lens defects (flare, etc) - ease of use and my perception of how the unit 'feels' (ie will it last..?) - ease of batch scanning - efficiency of the FARE dust and scratch removal I'll report back soon.. mt
