Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From: Simon Pulman-Jones <spulmanjones@lbs.ac.uk> Sent: Sunday, October 10, 1999 15:47 Subject: RE: [Leica] digital printing - scan negs or prints? > ... I am just interested to find out whether the flat bed only > option would be a sensible move for the time being ... If you already have a flatbed scanner, than by all means you can certainly use it. It won't give you the same quality of scans that you'd get with a film scanner, but since you already have the equipment, it is a lot cheaper than going out and buying something new, if the quality of print scans is enough for you. > ... allowing me to wait for the next generation of film > scanners ... The current generation of film scanners will already blow away any flatbed scans of prints. > Or will I really be missing out on image quality by using > print rather than film scans? You will really be missing out. However, if your budget is limited or you just don't want to invest in more equipment at the moment, then obviously you can scan prints. You can always rescan directly from film at a later date, if you wish (I assume you have the original negatives or transparencies, right?). -- Anthony