Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have both the LS2000 and a newer Polaroid, the SprintScan 4000. The Nikon ICE feature is great, but you lose sharpness. This sharpness is never recoverable, even by post process sharpening. The ICE algorithms get the surface defects, but there is that sharpness price to pay. The Polaroid scans at 4000 dpi, much higher than the Nikon, and I use compressed air and a camels hair brush to clean my negs before I scan them..I still need to touch up a few spots here and there but the sharpness is remarkable and I have made wonderful enlargements from my leica negs (M6, with and without Viso 111, several lenses). I'd go for the Polaroid if I were you. Maurice