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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Comparison of Two Scans
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:26:26 -0600
References: <D965B5A6124649259FE7B07D147B30F1@jimnichols><CA+yJO1AYCcB2KC7fUPBpbyQ0a5=uWmU9jdVuqE0PFVa8Vzv-hA@mail.gmail.com><7A17FA3A1BF047B393139D8B7894424D@jimnichols> <CAMvGeU8sAH+TDJr2crC5ZRQDfc6T80aO+0wqBYE=H1DY6PXNRA@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks, Bill.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Nelsch" <photobynelsch at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Comparison of Two Scans


> They look sunburned?
>
> On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Jim Nichols 
> <jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote:
>
>> Hi Tina,
>>
>> My checking out this scanner again is simply to have a fallback position
>> in case the scans I get from my local lab are problematic.  I passed my
>> film scanner on to my son, so I no longer have that capability.  The old
>> Epson 2450 is great as a print scanner, document copier, etc., so I plan 
>> to
>> keep it around, and it would be nice to occasionally scan a negative.
>>
>> I will try to find out the native resolution.  That is a helpful
>> suggestion.
>>
>> Ken R., well he always has an opinion................
>>
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 2:40 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Comparison of Two Scans
>>
>>
>>
>>  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<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<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<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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>>>
>>>
>>
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