----- Original Message ----- From: Caveman Subject: Re: Digital vs. film again (was Re: I Am Pissed!)
> Anthony Farr wrote: > > Suppression of dust and scratches is enhanced by diffusion, and has nothing > > to do with the characteristics of the image itself. > > http://www.dimage.minolta.com/elite5400/01.html > > check the "grain dissolver". > > Of course, it won't work, would it. I'm not sure what the point is here, but I have worked in a few labs that have used extra diffuser plates in the printer light path to reduce the visibility of dust and/or scratches. A collimated light source will (or at least should) give a "sharper" image than a non collimated light source. William Robb
