Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry, I wasn't clear on that point. It is a 35mm slide at 4000 ppi > The microtek was done with the Transparency adapter. BTW the portion you see was cropped from a horizontal. In a message dated 11/12/2004 12:51:58 PM Central Standard Time, r.s.taylor@comcast.net writes: Thanks Sonny. Some photo! Wow! ;-) But a question: was the 9800XL scan done with the transparency adapter (i.e., illuminated from behind) or as a reflective scan? >I have the Microtek Scanmaker 9800XL scanner and am extremely pleased with >it. With firewire on a computer with a good amount of memory, it flies >through the files. > >Here is a comparison of a slide scanned on the flatbed with the same slide >on a Nikon Coolscan 5000 (No sharpening applied) > >Pardon the explicit sexual nature of this shot. ;>D > >http://www.sonc.com/scan_compare.htm > >The dedicated slide scanner is sharper, but the Microtek might serve well >even for production. It would be sharper even >if you were scanning the film on >the glass. I use it to scan 2 1/4 and 4x5 fairly often. > > >Regards, >Sonny >http://www.sonc.com >Natchitoches, Louisiana >Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane >?galit?, libert?, crawfish Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane ?galit?, libert?, crawfish