Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have been using a PhotoSmart (SCSI version) at school for the last 4 years. It does fairly well, but I have noticed the shadows have a lot of artifacts (streaks) in them. I, too, am looking for a scanner I can buy for home use. I have been looking in the $500 range and have seen a Minolta, the new HP, a Canon (FS2710) and the Acer Scan Wit 2720S all have fairly good reviews. Can anyone tell us about these from their personal experience? And from all I have read, the HP PhotoSmart (old and new) is 2400x2400 optical, not interpolated. Aram > > <SNIP> > > > - I'm primarily interested in doing my own black-and-white. I will want > > to scan the occasional Kodachrome slide or roll of color neg film. > > If the Kodachromes are important, or the B&W negs are high-contrast, dynamic > range is your friend... especially if the photos were made with Leica > lenses. Color negatives are much easier to work with and even an old HP > PhotoSmart will do fine with those. > > I find that the PhotoSmart's optical resolution of 2400x1200 (interpolated > to 2400x2400) is fine for 8x10 prints so you shouldn't have to go to a > 4000dpi scanner. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com >