OK Mikael, let me ask a follow-up question. I am a beginner so your knowledge clearly surpasses mine. I've been reading your comments (as well as others) on this issue for months now. My question is the following: are you able to reclaim proper sharpness through the judicious use of sharpening techniques in Photoshop. I ask because I purchased a Nikon 4000 scanner a number of months ago and I am able to get much better results from the resultant images out of Photoshop than I was ever able to get through the use of professional photofinisher.
thanks, Brian -------------------------------------------------------------- respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mikael Risedal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 12:01 AM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000 > Hello Brian. The Nikon scanner is not out of focus. > Nikon LS 4000 are sharp in the middle of the film area but un sharp out > against the sides and corner . The example are from the right side of a > slide film. > > Next small jpg file are from our test motive . The test motive shows in the > middle of the jpg file. This is from the left corner. > I hope that every one can se the difference in resolution and sharpness. > Look below the text. > Nikon have a big problem with the depth of field. Best results gets with > glass framed film and 100% film flatness. Low light source and to open > f-stop lens construction is the main problem. Im a owner of 2 Nikon scanner > LS2000 and LS 4000, they have the same problem. > Best regards > Mikael Risedal > > > > > > > >From: "Brian D. Plikaytis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000 > >Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 17:32:53 -0500 > > > >Maybe I'm not looking at the images correctly but the _entire_ Nikon 4000 > >frame looks out of focus. Is this a fair test - to compare an out-of-focus > >Nikon scan to an in-focus Canon scan? > > > >Brian > >-------------------------------------------------------------- > >respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Mikael Risedal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 4:29 PM > >Subject: Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000 > > > > > > > > > > To illustrate what I mean with poor Nikon Ls 4000 sharpness, I have > > > put a attachment with a jpg file. Vuescan as a reference sofware and > >same > > > settings to the 2 scanners > > > > > > > > > > > > >Nikon Ls 4000 can not produce equal sharpness over the whole film area > >if > > > >the film are mounted glass less or in a filmstrip. Lack of depth of > >field. > > > > > > > >The test shows that a combination of Canons sharpness and Nikons > >scanning > > > >speed, colors and Dmax should be a nearly perfect mid end scanner. > > > > > > > >Mikael Risedal > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp >