Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:07 PM 10/10/99 +0000, you wrote: >Can anybody advise me on this? What are the quality considerations between >scanning prints and negs/trans? I was surprised when I saw the article >arguing in favour of using 7x5 inch print scans for A3 inkjet prints >because I had assumed that the dynamic range from a print scan would be >significantly inferior to a film scan. > >Simon, >London. Simon - I was surprised to read this, too. I've always felt that the fewer generations you go through to the final product, the better the result will be. Since the film is the first generation, it should give better results. I have absolutely no complaints about my LS-2000 and do not see how a flat scanner could possibly be better. He does say it is simpler because he is doing all of the color and contrast adjusting before he makes the print. I find that much easier to do with the scanning software and Photoshop. I just finished a brochure for a company with 15 close-up photographs of people with very different skin tones (all photographed with the R6.2). They all come out exactly on target. I couldn't be happier! Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com