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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Comparison of Two Scans
From: photobynelsch at gmail.com (Bill Nelsch)
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:14:33 -0700
References: <D965B5A6124649259FE7B07D147B30F1@jimnichols> <CA+yJO1AYCcB2KC7fUPBpbyQ0a5=uWmU9jdVuqE0PFVa8Vzv-hA@mail.gmail.com> <7A17FA3A1BF047B393139D8B7894424D@jimnichols>

They look sunburned?

On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at 
lighttube.net>wrote:

> Hi Tina,
>
> My checking out this scanner again is simply to have a fallback position
> in case the scans I get from my local lab are problematic.  I passed my
> film scanner on to my son, so I no longer have that capability.  The old
> Epson 2450 is great as a print scanner, document copier, etc., so I plan to
> keep it around, and it would be nice to occasionally scan a negative.
>
> I will try to find out the native resolution.  That is a helpful
> suggestion.
>
> Ken R., well he always has an opinion................
>
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 2:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Comparison of Two Scans
>
>
>
>  Sometimes the manufacturer's claim for maximum resolution is an
>> interpolated figure.  Find out what the native resolution of the scanner
>> is
>> and don't go above it for best results.
>>
>> One reviewer thinks that the 2450 is not the best for scanning film:
>> http://www.kenrockwell.com/**epson/2450.htm<http://www.kenrockwell.com/epson/2450.htm>
>>
>> Tina
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at 
>> lighttube.net>**
>> wrote:
>>
>>  My original VueScan controlled scan with the Epson 2450 was done at low
>>> resolution.  The subsequent scan was done at maximum resolution of this
>>> scanner.
>>>
>>> >From comments, it appears that several folks prefer the first scan.  I
>>> see sharper details in the second scan, but perhaps my adjustments were
>>> not
>>> well chosen.
>>>
>>> Here are links to the two images.  Please help me solve my dilemma.
>>>
>>> Original (reconstructed):
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/OldNick/R+_amp_+N+**
>>> VueScan+_amp_+Epson+low-res+**scan.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/R+_amp_+N+VueScan+_amp_+Epson+low-res+scan.jpg.html>
>>>
>>> High resolution scan:
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/OldNick/R_amp_N+with+**
>>> VueScan+on+Epson.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/R_amp_N+with+VueScan+on+Epson.jpg.html>
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Tina Manley, ASMP
>> www.tinamanley.com
>>
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>>
>
>
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