Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]How much of a difference does it make with black and white? - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 9:59 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Opinion on HP Scanner Les, It is not the resolution that is the crucial difference between a $500 and $1500 scanner. The Nikon LS-2000 has a resolution of 2700 dpi, which is only slightly more than the HP. But it has a dynamic range of 3.6 vs. 3.0 for the HP. That is what makes a big difference when scanning slides. Nathan Les Bonser wrote, in part: > But...I am only scanning my negatives and slides for presentation on my web > page, so 2400 dpi is fine for me for now. In the future, I'll probably > upgrade to something else. - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium and Zurich, Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch General photo page: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator Belgium photo page: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman