Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] film scanner recommendation
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 11:47:09 -0700
References: <003801c0e2dc$1ad011a0$ea0e5d18@rochester.rr.com> <3.0.6.32.20010523081021.00a391b0@POP6.sympatico.ca>

Dan Cardish wrote:
> 
> I've missed the beginning of this thread, and I'll likely miss the
> remainder, but just because a printer can print at, say, 720 dpi doesn't
> mean you should send your scanned images to the printer at that resolution.
>   The printer requires many actual printing dots to reproduce one pixel
> from the originating image.  So it is a waste to send a 720 dpi image to a
> 720 dpi printer.  For Epson printers using standard Epson drivers, the
> usual rule of thumb is that the resolution of the image being printer need
> not be more than 1/3 the maximum printer resolution.  Thus you will often
> hear people quote 240 dpi as the maximum needed for image densities for the
> older 720 dpi Epson photo printers.
> 
><Snip> 

I aim at 240 dpi.


Mark Rabiner

Portland, Oregon
USA

http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/

In reply to: Message from "mdelman" <mdelman@rochester.rr.com> (Re: [Leica] film scanner recommendation)
Message from Dan Cardish <dcardish@sympatico.ca> (Re: [Leica] film scanner recommendation)