From: "Norm Carver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>>>>>>> The 220 films, (CN400) and Ektachrome VS 120 <<<<<<<<<<<
Also try Provia 100F. You may find it less grainy than the Ektachrome. >>>>>>>>>>>>> are scanned on a Minolta MultiPro (a Nikon 8000 is also available). But here is where I need some advice. I believe I should scan to end up with the same 300 rez but to what file size? <<<<<<<<<<<<<< Don't think about file size. It's meaningless. Think about pixel counts. I haven't used the Minolta. What I'd recommend doing is scan both at the max native resoltion (3200 x 3200) and at the max nominal resolution (4800 x 4800). 0. Apply NeatImage to both files. 1. (Optional) Sharpen lightly (try amount: 100%, radius 0.7) 2. Downsample to 2800 dpi (IMHO, scanners don't capture more than 2800 dpi of _useful_ detail, so you might as well look at smaller sharper images.) See which you like better. That should be a 5800 x 5800 pixel file file. 3. Crop the better image to 5800 x 3866 4. Upsample the Kodak image to 5800 x 3866. 5. Sharpen both to taste. 6. Compare 7. Post the results. My bet is that the Kodak dSLR (at ISO 160) will kick the 400CN film's butt, but that Provia 100F will hold somewhat more detail than the Kodak dSLR. You might also try doing the same thing with a Nikon 8000 scan. If I'm wrong, I'll by you a beer next time you're in Tokyo. Heck, I'll by you a beer next time you're in Tokyo even if I'm right<g>. David J. Littleboy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tokyo, Japan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
