Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Opinion on HP Scanner
From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 23:11:22 +0100

Not much in my opinion. The dynamic range of B&W is only 2.4-2.6 (as far as I
remember), so the range of the HP is perfectly adequate for that.

Nathan

"B. D. Colen" wrote:

> 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

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