having done a lot of scanning of Provia 100F and Velvia at 4000dpi, i don't seen anything except more film grain unless shooting with a macro lens on a tripod. i would much rather have higher bit depth, preferably the full 16 bits per channel like the new Nikon 5000 ED.
Herb... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 7:29 PM Subject: Re: New scanner > Depends on the resolution and the equipment used. Prices start at about $25.00 > ... however, one lab may be renting their Imacons, so I can get up to 8000dpi > for only $20/hr or so. Minimum high res is 6000dpi for 35mm. 4000dpi is for > "hobby scanning" <LOL> > > Herb Chong wrote: > > > how much do you pay for your high res scans? the places around me cost $20 > > minimum for 4000dpi for the scan, and that doesn't include the CD that they > > return the files to me on. places that charge less don't do a good enough > > job for me. colors are off or there is way too much dust. > > > >
