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Subject: [OM] Re: Film scanner + Vuescan opinions wanted
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 14:05:41 -0400
You just don't understand the real criteria yet.  Decide for infra-red 
dust elimination above all else.

Chuck Norcutt

Philip Pemberton wrote:

> I've been offered a Minolta DiMAGE Scan Dual IV, which is 3200DPI and has 
> 16-bit acquisition and multi-scanning. No infra-red dust elimination or 
> anything like that, though.
> Dynamic range is specified to be 3.6 on the Minolta, vs. the Polaroid's 3.4. 
> I 
> guess this would mainly affect extraction of detail from shadow areas?
> 
> I'm more interested in optical quality than anything else. The thing that's 
> most off-putting about the Polaroid is that it's fixed-focus, while the 
> Minolta has autofocus hardware (so in theory it should be able to get a 
> better 
> image off the film)...
> 
> Seems there's far too many scanners to choose from, and no easy way to 
> decide...
> 
> Thanks.


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