> --- Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> There is certainly a gain in resolution going to the >> 6400 ppi scans >> albeit at a big price in disk space ... the 16bit >> grayscale TIFF file >> grows from 73.3 Mbytes to 293.3 Mbytes. >> >> Comments?
Can't say without seeing "actual pixels" but the scanner certainly sounds impressive. I may look at getting one to replace my aging Epson 3200. The files are big but they don't sound unwieldy. Color 16 bit 6x7 scans at 3200 dpi are in the 325 mb range - I used to work on those on an Athlon XP 2800 and it wasn't horrible. One comment - do you need to scan at 6400 ppi? there are two ways of looking at a larger film format - one is that you can make humongous prints that look as good as moderate sized prints made from 35mm film. The other is that you can make moderate size prints that look much better than prints the same size made from 35mm film because they are enlarged less - less grain, etc. So - looking at the quality of a 6400 dpi scan is one measure, but looking at an 11 x 14 print from the 645 (which may be scanned at a much lower resolution) is another. Just a thought - MCC -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, Michigan www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
