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Article #46Re: New Epson flatbed scanner...
From: Rob
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 22:20
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 22:20
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rafe b wrote: > "Chris" <Chris@swift.com> wrote in message > news:4406132d_7@news.peopletelecom.com.au... > > >>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. > > > > Aw, c'mon. Give Epson a *little* break. The 1640 SU (which > I own, and bought for $400 in Feb. 2001) was rated at 1600 > dpi optical, and (in keeping with Epson tradition) probably > good for 1/2 of its rated resolution. It was the first of the > Epson "photo/flatbed" models. > > You can see samples of the Epson 4990 output, compared > to other dedicated film scanners, on my scan snippets site: > > <http://www.terrapinphoto.com/jmdavis/> > > IMO, the 4990 rates about 2000 dpi or thereabouts. > It's no Nikon, but at $400, what do you expect? The > next step up is at least four or five times more expensive. > > > rafe b > www.terrapinphoto.com > > Don't take it out of context by snipping.
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