Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi -- would welcome comments on these scanners and particularly (LEICA CONTENT) their resolving power cf. Leica lenses. Here's the skinny: I have a nice new 1270 which I want to print BIG on. I need to replace my filmscanner, and am down to a choice between the two above. I went into a store and ran a comparison on a tranny, and despite the 4000 dpi the Polaroid came out softer than the Nikon... definitely subcritical sharpness. (The Nikon revealed a focussing error in the slide that the Polaroid simply obscured). However, I'm told recent firmware/software updates eliminate this 'focus bug' and that the Polaroid is indeed critically sharp, and capable of pulling more detail off the neg than the Nikon. Comments? Incidentally, the Dmax of the Sprintscan is 3.4 (ish) compared to the Nikon's 3.6, but I have to say that though I used a very tough (and dark) tranny the difference in shadow detail was all but invisible. JB