Brian and Tom, The November, 1978 issue of Modern Photography heralds on the front cover, "Nikon vs. Olympus: Which is Sharper?" Keppler's conclusion in the article inside: "Given two top cameras, Olympus and Nikon, with average, standard lenses, you won't be able to pick out the pictures [actually slides viewed with a loupe] made by one or the other based on quality." Jack J
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of B.Rumary > Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 5:28 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: filmscanners: filmscanners: 2700ppi a limiting factor in > sharpness? > > > Tom Scales wrote: > > I am a neaderthal that shoots with Olympus OM equipment. It > may be old but > > the lens are excellent. I've owned a number of scanners, from an old > > Minolta QS-35 to an Acer Scanwit to a Polaroid SS4000 to my > current Nikon > > LS-4000. > > > I also use Olympus OM cameras and the lens are great, however > avoid the OM40 > model like the plague. Nice specification, but I have had two of > the thinks > and they are about as reliable as MS software! They *eat* > batteries and are > always going wrong. > > Brian Rumary, England
