Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] digital darkroom
From: Alex Hurst <corkflor@iol.ie>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 09:21:26 +0000

Fritz wrote:

>a question for those experienced with digital printing:
>
>what resolution are you printing? or, for 35mm film, what
>scan/print resolution is optimal?
>
>i use the ls2000 scanner and the epson photo stylus ex printer.
>
>i have to imagine printing an 8x10 scanned at 2700 and printed
>at 1440 is overkill-- not to mention the 150+ meg file...
>
>i've looked online at various formulas for this but most seem
>to deal with scanning prints and not film.

The answer is it depends.

Have a look at Wayne Fulton's 'Scanning Tips' site at:

http://www.scantips.com/

which covers this thorny subject in a very approachable way. He offers a
book too, which is excellent value for money and has saved me a lot of time
and grief.

Slan

Alex

Alex Hurst
Cork Florists
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