On Apr 18, 2007, at 8:17 AM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: >> I will be comparing the Nikon Coolscan IV (LS-40, 2900ppi) resolution >> against the V700's today. The Epson's resolution is a bit perplexing >> to evaluate from their spec sheet: > > I have a V700 and the first model Minolta 5400. The Epson is by far > the > best flatbed I've ever owned (after a Duoscan T1200, an Epson 1640, a > 2450 and a 3200) or tried (as in: ordered and returned for lack of an > improvement over the 3200 that would justify the expense, i.e. the > Epson > 4870, 4990 and Canon 9900). Still, with 35 mm the Minolta runs circles > around it resolution-wise. > > So, I use the 5400 for 35 mm and the V700 for everything above from > 24 x > 58 mm (Horizon) to 6 x 17 cm.
Sounds about right to me. :-) It will be interesting to see how the LS-40 stacks up against the V700. Might be a dead heat on resolution. Primary advantage to the LS-40 may well be film handling ... it's much harder to keep the flatbed scanner's glass clean and keep dust off the negatives with the flatbed's film holders. > BTW, the Epson really shines with Vuescan and multi-exposure set to 8. What scanning resolution do you use? The P645 shot I posted was set to 3200 ppi making a 37 Mpixel image file ... ! Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
