"J. C. O'Connell" wrote: > 1. Are ther any reasonable priced scanners out > there that will do up to 6X7?
The flatbeds with film adapters will do 6x7, but all the ones I have seen suck. I think you need to spend a couple of K to get a good 6x7 film scanner. > > > 2. RE: Scanning color negatives. Do you have to change > the color filtration with every different brand and > type of color negative film to compensate for slightly > different color mask characteristics? My scanner software (Agfa Duoscan 2500T) allows you to specify the film type, but the difference in results is small. I sometimes adjust color curves after viewing a preview of the scan. I fine tune the image in PhotoShop after scanning. I generally find that the correct information is there, even if it's not showing up on the monitor. With PhotoShop you can ready it for presentation or printing. > > > > 3. If so, does the scanner sofware pkg. let you save > different filter "packs" and call them up as needed > for film in use and hopefully run batch processing > on a number of scanned files? You can save configurations on most scanner software. > > > 4. Is the dust removal software any good? No. Keep the negs clean. Then remove any dust particles with the clone (rubber stamp) tool in PhotoShop. > > > 5. Is it easier to just shoot slides to get > color accurate scans? > Negatives yield great scans. I do shoot a lot of slide film, because it's easy to manage and it gives you a color reference. But I think negative film is actually easier to scan. > > 6. Is 4000dpi really needed? Most were 2800 > a couple of years ago. 4000 dpi is really needed. A 4000 ppi scan of a 35mm neg or transparency will give you a 7 x10 print at about 550 ppi. That's about the right number to get a truly excellent print from a high end inkjet printer. It will produce good 11 x15s as well, but you're pushing the limits there -- even at 4000 ppi. At approximately 11 x 15 (full frame), a 4000 ppi scan will give you a print of about 340 ppi. If you're scanning medium format, you could get away with 2800 ppi scans, but for 11 x15 or bigger, 4000 is still desirable. Paul > > > 7. VERY IMPORTANT - Are there photolabs which > can generate large (16X20) REAL photographic enlargements > from very high (large Mb) quality scans (digital files) on > CD-R? Seems like it would be very nice to minipulate > the image just the way you like it in photoshop > as a large RAW file and then just send it to the printer > on CD-R. Yes, but I don't know if you lose something in the process. Once you've perfected injet printing, you probably won't hunger for wet prints. > > > If they cant make real prints, how is the quality > of what they can do? (Laser inkjet, etc). Inkjet prints are awesome. As good as custom lab prints. Just ask Tom. Paul Stenquist - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
