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Re: GRAIN/ICE SHOWDOWN: Nikon LS8000 vs. Minolta Scan Multi Pro!



David

I have just received my Minolta SMP and have experienced the same thing 
with negatives. I have scanned Fuji Reala to very unsatisfactory results. 
Reala is as fine grained a negative film as it gets. XP2 is equally bad.

I tried the defocus suggestion and it doesn't do any good - I get a 
slightly blurred version of a grainy scan!

The only way to get less grain is really a heavy dose of GEM - 50% or more. 
But using GEM destroys data somewhat.

Scans of Provia F on the other hand is superb. The results are pretty awesome.

So, my interim conclusion is that the Minolta is an excellent slide 
scanner, but has a lot to be desired for negative scanning. Other web 
reviews seem to back this.


Regards
Tan
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