My impressions comes from examining fine IMAGE DETAIL which, to my eye, is revealed to a greater degree when printed from a high resolution scan. IOW, I find resolution, sharpness or clarity to be greater in prints from scans.
Jack --- Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Apr 25, 2005, at 3:15 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > ... > > Someone recently offered a passing comment that an > > optical print is "probably better than a digital". > > ... > > Both the ambivalent expression and the lack of any > clear idea of what > "better" means makes me regard this as a statement > with little actual > meaning, more the emotional sentiment of someone who > prefers older > means of making photographic prints than any real > information. > > > ... Not wanting to take on the total meaning of > "better", > > let me comment only about sharpness. I've have a > > rather large inventory of optical prints that from > > time to time have required duplication. As a > result, > > I've needed a number of 35mm and 6x6cm images > scanned > > (50mp - 100mp)from which to make the prints. IMO, > In > > all cases, the digital/inkjet/lightjet prints > appear > > sharper than their optical equivalents. > > All work has been done by quality full service > labs. > > I admit to a "sharpness" fixation. > > What has been your experience? > > Sharpness is a perceptual quality related to edge > contrast; resolution > is a separate albeit quality in a print. > > Good quality prints, either wet lab or digitally > produced, can be > equally sharp. It all depends upon how you see > sharpness and how well > the print was created with your view of sharpness in > mind. Print > originals which are rephotographed or scanned > usually have greater > contrast than the original and can appear "sharper" > to the eye. > > Without assessing the specific print originals and > duplicates you are > looking at, saying anything more would be wholly > conjecture. > > Godfrey > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
