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From: Chris
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 21:09

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Noons wrote:
> Chris wrote:
> 
> 
>>resolution.  Still 4800dpi is more than enough resolution for 35mm film.
> 
> 
> Perhaps if it is real 4800.  Tricked up is not the same.
> 
> 
>>I very rarely use 4800 (normally 2400/3200) for medium format film
>>anyway as I can't see any difference in the final output.
> 
> 
> Oh, I can!  At least with the 4990. When it's working: been in
> warranty repairs at Epson for over a month now, they can't find
> what's wrong with it.
> 


I'm talking film scanner not comparing it with a flat bed.


Have a look at this page

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/dimage.shtml

They have in the review the Minolta scanning 6x6  at 3200 dpi  and the 
Epson Flatbed 1640 at 3200 dpi (half way down the page)

This is what I expect from a flatbed what ever.





> <venting>
> Came back today, still not working, going back tomorrow: what is
> it with service departments that do NOT test a repair to make sure
> the darn thing is working? One would think that turning the
> blessed thing ON and TRYING a scan would be the very
> least one could test after a repair?
> </venting>
>

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