Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Julian Koplen <jkoplen@mindspring.com> wrote: > When I scan with my Sprintscan 4000, those scans never look really sharp, > certainly not like the slide from whence they came... I never feel like I > have > the same picture that is on the slide. I then wonder if I have a > defective scanner. > I wonder if, using the scanner doesn't turn into the great leveler of lens > quality.. I'm also using a Sprintscan 4000 and in my scans I can clearly see the difference in image detail between photos made with a good lens and photos made with an APO-Telyt. I also have to tweak levels, curves, etc to make the image file look like the slide. It's a given when scanning a slide, and varies with operator skill and many other factors. Occasionally I have Kodachromes with shadow detail the Sprintscan can't get, and for these I have a drum scan made. In most cases, aside from shadow detail, there isn't much difference in sharpness if any between the Sprintscan scan and the drum scan. If you're not getting sharp scans from your Sprintscan there's something wrong. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com