>My initial question was in regard to "adivse" on film scanner >capable of handling medium format...That question got no reply so I >began trying to sort out the sales mumbo jumbo and specs and >$$$$...which led to the realization that some Minolta scanners do >not actually scan an entire 120/220 area in one pass,,,that I must >"stitch" the image together in Photoshop...At least that is what I >think you are telling me( the Minolta info DOES NOT SAY THIS as >such...they state interpolation in regards to their max DPI ....It >does seem pretty underhanded that a Mfg would not specify this >clearly...never the less..I do not want to get invilved with this >"Stitching" process...and now I wonder if any other Mfg's imploy >similiar techniques...Totally confused.
Andy >It's the Scan Multi Pro that does medium format. > >Are you talking about scanning an image that's bigger than what the scanner >can handle (say 6x17) and then stitching in Photoshop? Or, are you talking >about the way the scanner gets to 4800 dpi for medium format? > >Scanning a 6x17 would pretty much be the same as either the Polaroid or >Nikon except that you'd have to reposition the film in the holder. For 4800 >dpi for mf, supposedly the Minolta doesn't actually interpolate but scans >pieces and then stitches. I don't know the particulars of this but it does >seem to actually get more usable detail from MF transparencies at 4800 vs. >3200. > >Paul Wilson > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Andy D'Angelo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 7:50 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: filmscanners:minolta and med format >> >> >> Greetings, >> does anyone have any experience or advise re. using the Minolta >> medium format scanner(dimage Scan II) and their stiching software. >> ??I understand these med format scanners scan 35mm portions of the >> 120 and "stitch" the scans together,Does/will this work as well as > > scanning the entire image? > > Andy > > -- > > --