Maybe I'm not the best person to reply to this, as I don't own a scanner, and I've only scanned a few times, and, with the exception of one roll, only B&W. So, I'm a real novice, therefore take my opinion with those caveats.
For me, the extra resolution is worth it, absolutely. I've scanned at 2700ppi, 2900ppi, and 4000ppi. You can't go wrong with more information. If I want to crop an image there's a little headroom. If I want an 8x10 print, it can be done reasonably well. If you can afford it, get it. Often, it seems, the scanners with more ppi resolution offer other features or benefits. One seems to be greater dynamic range. I guess it's like fast glass, or a 1/4000 shutter speed - you may not need them often, but it's nice to know they're there, and when you do need 'em, you're glad you've got 'em. I'll now go back to reading about grain aliasing. Doug Franklin wrote: > OK, folks. This is specifically to anyone who has used both the > 2700/2900 dpi scanners like the Scan Dual and Coolscan III/IV and a > 3600/4000 dpi scanner. Basically, is the extra resolution worth it to > you on your images? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ - 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 .
