> Fair enough. I still tend to believe there is more than 4000 dpi in > medium to low speed films. Or at least that there is more than the 4000 > dpi captured by prosumer scanners, which might not be a true 4000 dpi. > Otherwise we wouldn't need drum scans anymore. > > Now, don't get me wrong, I think 4000 dpi scanners are great and have > made it possible for professional scanning for the average guy. But I > suspect fine grain films can supply more than the 4000 dpi is capturing.
You and I are in full agreement on this, Arthur. I scan 35mm at 5080, and find I see more detail than my SS4k gave me, obviously, 4k, and as my Leaf 35 does (which is also a 4k scanner). I also find 8k drum scans I've done of particular film for clients has given me more detail than my 5080 scans. Austin ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
