I agree with Paul's recommendation. I also have the Epson 1200 and it is fine for prints but not for film. I believe the Epson 1650 is a 1600ppi scanner but IMHO it will not do well on film either.
Maris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 8:29 AM Subject: Re: Scanner questions(4000ppi) | I believe the Epson 1250 gives you 1200 ppi optical resolution. Epson employs | something they call a sub scan with Micro Step Drive technology (their terms, | not mine) to provide 1200 x 2400. And the software will provide higher res, but | it's interpolated. I think the best bet with one of these is to scan at 1200 | and res it up in Photoshop to 3600. I happen to have the earlier version of the | 1250 (the 1200) with the film adapter. My kids use the flatbed part of it for | homework. I've found it's quite useless for scanning film for printing. It's | marginal for the web. It doesn't seem to really nail the focus on the film | plane, so it is handicapped by both low resolution and sloppy focusing. The | flatbed works fine and can produce decent scans even for printing. If you | really want to print lab quality color on an inkjet or other high end printer, | you need a high-res film scanner. Forget flatbeds with adapters. | Paul | | David Brooks wrote: | | > Paul.How can you tell if a scanner will give you the 4000ppi you | > are mentioning.Can this be fiquired out from the scan ability | > resolution found on the info portion of the box.The Epson 1250or | > 1650 is a flat bed i'm thinking about,which has on the box"scans | > at 1200x2400". | > Can the max pixel be fiqured out from this or can it be found on | > the spec sheets from the manufacture | > | > Thanks Dave | > | > ---- Begin Original Message ---- | > From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > | > > > 4000 dpi is really needed. A 4000 ppi scan of a 35mm neg or transparency | > > > will give you a 7 x10 print at about 550 ppi. That's about the right | > > > number to get a truly excellent print from a high end inkjet printer. | > > | > | > Pentax User | > Stouffville Ontario Canada | > | > Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail | > - | > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, | > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to | > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . | - | This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, | go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to | visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . | | | - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
