Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I with Uncle T here. We hear lots of talk here about the unsuitability of flatbed scanners for negatives. While I'm sure they are not the BEST tool for the job, they can certainly be sufficient for at least some demanding uses. I've uploaded two recent scans from my Epson 4870 (came out generation prior to Uncle T's 4990) Both are from 35mm P3200 and handheld shots. Bruce Hampton is at the about 7500 pixels first scanned, but converted to JPEG without compression. Neenna Freelon is the same film and handheld, but downsampled from its scan of 7500 pixels to 5000 pixels (to fit gallery rules) <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/flatbed/> ric On Dec 19, 2010, at 8:49 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Richard Man offered: > Subject: Re: [Leica] NEW UP LOADS. > > >> Well, Uncle Ted, if I may jump in: >> >> I am guessing that >> a) the colors, while excellent, are not exact match of the original >> slides, >> and >> b) the resolution, while good enough for web and small prints, would not >> hold up for 11x14 or higher enlargement. >> >> Of course for most people, and especially #1 for me, is not a problem. >> >> Others who care about #1 or #2, are the ones that are struggling.<, > > Oh my dear friend Richard, how wrong you are. :-) > > The first thing I did when the scan was saved to folder, was pull it up > and make a near full size 13 X 19 print that included a slight cropping! > It's pure magic. You can touch his skin it is so beautiful, even in close > up viewing! ;-) Honest injun! > > Even she who must be obeyed, my most severe photo critic with 60 years > experince as a what we might call... "On site editing privileges!" :-) Was > amazed at the print quality.. > > I know many of you go through a great deal of extra fixin'. But as I'm > sitting here breathing I do as little fiddling as possible. It still all > comes down to my absolute KISS life as a photographer. "Keep it simple > stupid!" Does it always work? Nope! And I've never said it did, but the > more you trust it the less screw-ups you have. Or it seems so. > > Too bad you can't see it while holding the print in yer hands, you'd be > absolutely amazed. > cheers, > ted > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information