Berry Ives wrote: > I am getting PS-CS to replace PS 5 LE and Elements. > > To support PS-CS, I am moving from Mac OS 9.1 to OS 10.3. I have also > decided to replace my Mac G4 with a G5. > > I have been using a Minolta Scan Dual II, which does not support OS 10, so I > am considering the Scan Dual IV. > > The SD-IV has sufficient resolution to get a 13x19" print from a 35mm neg at > 240 ppi at that scale. > > My question is: Do you think it is worthwhile to get the Elite if I am not > planning to print larger than 13x19"? It seems like I have heard of grain > aliasing issues, or somesuch. I am printing at 1440 dpi on watercolor paper > with an Epson 2200. > > Also, I don't think 35mm negs can generally be enlarged more than that, even > directly from the film in a darkroom, although I have printed them at 16x20 > on a couple of occasions where it worked--sort of okay--given the project. > > So I am wondering what are your perceptions, for those who have opted for > the Elite? And what size/style/film are you printing where you think it is > worthwhile to have the extra scanning resolution? In short, is the Elite > worth it?
I've been very happy with my Elite. I print 13"x19" (or super A3 as we commies call it) on an Epson 1290. Have not noticed any grain issues, but I scan mostly Provia 100F and it might not show up there. Do consider though that these are the option of a rank amateur and one who actually have the thing (one tends to defend the choices one make don't ya know). H�kon (who shoots mostly digital now) -- We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
