> Fra: Caveman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cyril MARION wrote: > > Hello to all, > > > > In these days where some of us are really wondering about buying an *ist-D > > or not, the question of hi-resolution scanning of negatives or slides come > > up to the surface again. I've read in the press some enthusiastic reports > > about the new scan elite 5400 : on the paper, it's a 5400dpi scanner, > > which would give 39 MP from a 36x24mm frame... > > check that Dmax spec, if it's the real obtainable one or if it's the > limit of the A/D converter.
I've got the previous model, the Elite II, which has the same Dmax spec. I think the A/D converter limit is 4.8, while the real limit is about 4.2, which is enough to look through the darkest part of most slides. It even works for Velvia, especially when using multiple scanning for suppressing noise. The software does, however, have some limitations when scanning black and white negatives, in which case Vuescan is recommended. By the way, it is recommended that the scans are made with 16bit sampling, which with the Elite II give 60MB files.... DagT
