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Subject: [Leica] Nathan, how about a 168 Megapixel image :-)?
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2013 08:05:44 +0200
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According to the manual, optical resolution goes to 6400 with film (4800 
reflective).

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
http://www.frozenlight.eu
http://www.greatpix.eu
PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/

YNWA









On Apr 6, 2013, at 7:51 AM, Richard Man wrote:

> The v700/750 real DPI is about 2400, so scanning at 3200 gives you a little
> more. Any higher is just interpolation.
> On Apr 5, 2013 10:32 PM, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
> 
>> Puny :-)
>> 
>> Actually, I too scan on an Epson flatbed, the V700, at its maximum optical
>> resolution of 6400 dpi. I do wish I had a dedicated MF scanner, but given
>> that I only shoot 10-20 rolls a year, I cannot justify the expense.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
>> 
>> YNWA
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Apr 5, 2013, at 1:07 PM, Richard Man wrote:
>> 
>>> This is really just a test to see if a commercial lab's processed 4x5
>> color
>>> neg has the color cast or not, and sure enough the colors are quite
>>> accurate. This means that my processing can be better still. I hope I can
>>> get the color cast problems resolved. I like the flexibility to shoot in
>>> color without the 6 steps needed to process slides...
>>> 
>>> In any case, just a quick and fast 3200 DPI scan with the Epson flatbed.
>>> Imagine what it looks like with a proper drum scan (not that this
>>> particular image is worth it).
>>> 
>>> http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20130405-Scanned-18.jpg
>>> 
>>> --
>>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
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