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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Comparison of Two Scans
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:40:30 -0500
References: <D965B5A6124649259FE7B07D147B30F1@jimnichols>

Sometimes the manufacturer's claim for maximum resolution is an
interpolated figure.  Find out what the native resolution of the scanner is
and don't go above it for best results.

One reviewer thinks that the 2450 is not the best for scanning film:
http://www.kenrockwell.com/epson/2450.htm

Tina

On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at 
lighttube.net>wrote:

> My original VueScan controlled scan with the Epson 2450 was done at low
> resolution.  The subsequent scan was done at maximum resolution of this
> scanner.
>
> >From comments, it appears that several folks prefer the first scan.  I
> see sharper details in the second scan, but perhaps my adjustments were not
> well chosen.
>
> Here are links to the two images.  Please help me solve my dilemma.
>
> Original (reconstructed):
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/R+_amp_+N+VueScan+_amp_+Epson+low-res+scan.jpg.html
>
> High resolution scan:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/R_amp_N+with+VueScan+on+Epson.jpg.html
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


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