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Subject: RE: [OM] [OT] Film Scanners
From: Chip Stratton <cstrat@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 07:33:39 -0600
I don't know what the dmax for the LS-20 was, but for the Nikon LS-2000 it
is 3.6, while for the Polaroid Sprintscan it is a bit lower at 3.4

Chip Stratton
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> For me DMax is more important.  I was able to get very acceptable
> 13x19 prints
> with 2700 ppi from a Nikon LS-20 simply by upsampling in
> Photoshop.  With a
> couple images one would be very hard-pressed to tell the
> difference between
> this much older Nikon scanner and the mighty SS4000.
>
> But shadow detail was horrible with the LS-20.  I'm absolutely
> sure that the
> LS-30 (not to mention LS-2000) is much much better, but I based
> my purchase
> mainly on the Polaroid's reputation for pulling the last measure
> of data from
> the shadows.  It does this very well.


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