Re: OT: scanning info for list photographers

["B.G." <smthopr@loop.com>]

> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 10:06:14 -0800
> From: "Gerald Olson" <jerry_olson@und.nodak.edu>
> Subject: Re: OT: scanning info for list photographers
> 
> For an 8x10 print, you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference if the
> original was shot on 6x6 cm, 4x5, or 8x10, when printed on an epson
> computer. There is absolutely no difference whatsoever from a hassleblad
> negative and a 4x5 negative, if all you are making is an 8x10 inch
> print. They are indistinguishable.
> 
> Jerry


I've been scanning 35mm on a nikon scanner and
have been generally pleased with the results.
That said,  when I opened the photodisc test image
shot on a 4x5 digital scanning back at something
like 6000dpi, I could see the difference in
tonality, sharpness and lack of grain even on my
monitor and certainly on the epson prints.

While my ls-2000 does not capture all the
resolution of 35mm film, it certainly captures
enough so that the film grain and resolution plays
a roll in the quality of the print.  Even at 8x10 enlargement.

So, I think it makes perfectly good sense to use
larger than 35mm formats for epson prints at the
8x10 and larger prints.  Wish I had the camera and
scanner capable of doing so.
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