Re: New Epson 1600 Scanner

[CDTobie@aol.com]

In a message dated 1/5/00 9:52:48 PM, glh@srv.net writes:

>Maybe this is off-topic, but I hope not.  I'm interested in a flatbed
>scanner (with transparency adapter) as a poor man's way of
>being able to get my 4x5 negatives (B&W) into the computer
>so I can print them on my Epson printer.  (See, it is relevant.)
>The new 1600 dpi Epson looks interesting, but I don't actually
>need that much resolution for the biggest prints I make on my
>Photo EX--the Epson 1200U Photo would be good enough in
>this regard.  My question is, are there any other advantages
>of the new scanner that would make it worth 3 times as much?

We're comparing a low end product to a mid line one here... the Perfection 
1200 was the highest rez scanner Epson offered last week, but it is listed as 
a business scanner, not a graphics arts scanner.

Specificly the added dynamic range of the 1600 (3.3 to 3.0) will make a huge 
difference for chromes, the Zenon instead of cold cathode lamp, and some 
difficult to define features of the head design and CCD technology will make 
a quality difference.

C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
CDTobie@designcoop.com
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