Kent,
In my estimation, the most incredible deal going in quality scans is Kodak
Photo CD. At not much more than a buck an image, the high res for a given
image compares quite well to most drum scans that I've paid $30 apiece for.
If you have a large number of images to digitize, it's by far the best
cost/performance you can get (IMHO). The images I posted at my 16mm page are
all from Photo CD I have made with 80 images. I brought them into Photoshop
at 769x512 (mid) resolution and downsampled to make thumbnails. As long as
you select the right film type source and target (I use srgb for web
images), the color is excellent.
Best,
BJ
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Kurt Hurley
Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 1:39 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Scanning test images and Think twice if you like the 16mm
focal length
Skip,
I don't have access to a good professional scanner now to show you the
those Kodachromes...sorry.
I do think its a great idea to eventually scan all my Zuiko/ Leica M
/Nikkor/Rokkor X test slides and post them on the net sometime in the
future. I do think it would do much to debunk popularly and collectively
held myths about certain band names.
Part of my reluctance involves the thousands of 35mm Kodachromes which I
would prefer to scan only once in my life... so I'm waiting for the cost of
memory, quality and price of scanners to go down...and most importantly to
get the 100lines per millimeter and incredible pastel hue differentiation
that Kodachrome 25 renders over sampled by a scanner quickly & cheaply.
There's no consensus on universal image archival file formats yet either...a
big problem for museums contemplating similar "scanning marathons"....!!!!
After going through this monumental exercise I don't want to be tempted to
say, "Darn, I need re scan all these images." Perhaps someone can persuade
me. Any experience with professional scanners?
At 02:08 PM 12/13/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Kurt,
>
>Do you have any scans that might show all of us the differences between
the
>Nikon and Zuiko 16mm's? I'd be interested for one to see some tangible
>evidence.
>
>The only experience that I have is with my 16/3.5 Zuiko. The pictures I
>get out of it are stunning! And the lens is barely bigger than my 40/2!
>
>Skip
>
>At 12/13/99 08:37 AM -0800, you wrote:
>>BJ Nichols.
>>
>>You should think twice about buying a Nikon if you like the 16mm focal
>>length.
>>
>>The fact is the Zuiko 16mm F/3.5 blows away the Nikkor AIS 16/2.8 at
full
>>aperture and at f/8 on the edges and corners. Center performance of the
>>lenses is comparable. The Zuiko is less than half the size. It still
blows
>>away the new floating element auto focus Nikkor 16mm/2.8 D in full
aperture
>>comparison for edge sharpness. I found these results amazing but they
were
>>tested using new, out of box lenses Nikkors relative to my 11 year old
>>Zuiko. These are not a single result since the tests results were
repeatable.
>>
>>Moral of the story..
>>
>>1) Don't believe marketing.
>>2) You may not be able "Beat the System" outright....but can reveal
what's
>>myth.........
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>At 11:12 PM 12/10/99 -0700, you wrote:
>> >On second thought...
>> >
>> >I put together a web page with shots to show off the fisheye's
capabilities
>> >for a potential buyer and realized that some of my favorite images
have been
>> >captured with this lens. I'm adding a Nikon body and wide range zoom
to my
>> >bag of tricks... with river trip action in mind, but OM has served me
well
>> >for many years. No doubt I have some Olympus equipment that I can't
justify
>> >keeping, but I'd better think carefully about what I have and what I'd
be
>> >losing.
>> >
>> >As soon as I have the "16mm" page up, I'll put a link on the list.
>> >
>> >Meanwhile, does anyone have comparative experience with the Nikon and
Zuiko
>> >16's?
>> >
>> >Thanks and best regards,
>> >
>> >BJ
>> >
>> >
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>>Kurt Hurley IDS 2000 Product Marketing Manager
>>Schlumberger T&T - Diagnostic Systems
>>1601 Technology Drive San Jose CA 95110
>>email khurley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>Westfield, NJ
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Schlumberger T&T - Diagnostic Systems
1601 Technology Drive San Jose CA 95110
email khurley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
PH 408-437-5156 FAX 408-437-9031 PG 408-699-4587
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