Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] film scanner recommendation
From: "smhickel" <smhickel@iserv.net>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 13:47:50 -0400
References: <B7301294.1BC4A%gilplant@earthlink.net>

I ordered up a LS-4000. I want to get and am getting ready to order the
Epson 2000P Inkjet. Is this a good combo or can someone point other
alternative printers. I like the archival aspect of the 2000.

Steve
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Gilbert Plantinga" <gilplant@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] film scanner recommendation


> on 5/22/01 12:27 PM, mdelman at mdelman@rochester.rr.com wrote:
>
> > Tina:
> >
> > Unless you are printing commercially, you are scanning at resolutions
that
> > are not likely to result in improvement in print output on a standard
inkjet
> > or digital minilab system.  It's not that there's anything particularly
> > wrong with a high resolution scan.... it's just it takes up so much
space on
> > your hard drive.  Try printing out at various resolutions.  I suspect
that
> > you can't see much difference above 300 or 600 dpi.
> >
> > -Mark
>
> Not true if one is printing with Piezography as Tina is. I found a big
> difference between the Nikon LS 2000 (2700 dpi) and The Polaroid SS 4000
> when I started blowing them up to 13 X 19. Piezpgraphy works best with a
> resolution works well with 360 dpi, but better with 720+ dpi. Granted this
> is not "print output on a standard inkjet."
>
> Gilbert
>

In reply to: Message from Gilbert Plantinga <gilplant@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] film scanner recommendation)