Re: Nikon IV or Cannon FS4000

[Arthur Entlich <artistic-1@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Neal,

It sounds to me like your question is very simply, which scanner will 
produce the best color reproduction of a slide.

You don't seem to be too concerned about extra resolution, and let's 
face it the FS 2710 isn't likely that much less a scanner in those terms 
than the Nikon at 2900 dpi.

I can't answer, since I have neither and haven't seen a comparison, but 
I do know of at least one person who has a Canon FS4000 and is looking 
for more in terms of dynamic range, shadow detail and some excessive 
grain when printing.

The Nikon has the known problems, low DOF, amplified defects before use 
of dICE.  It also seems that dICE is more effective than Canon's 
F.A.R.E., from what I've been told.  If you want to correspond with 
someone who has a FS4000 and might not be on this list (I'm not sure) 
email me privately.


Oh, yes, on other thing, have you tried the "long" or "Slow" scan rather 
than the multi-scan in Vuescan?  It improves the results in the shadows 
with the Minolta Dual II, where the multiscan does almost nothing.
Art


Neal Vickers wrote:

> Before you say 4000 dpi compared to 2900 dpi, I use my
> current scanner Canon FS2720, for scanning slides and
> making 4x6 prints and web or emailing. Occasionally
> maybe an 8x10, but really if I want a decent 8x10, I
> usually send it off to The Slideprinter in Denver.
> That said, I'm looking for which one of these will do
> the best with slides. I don't think they are even
> difficult slides, but my present scanner the Canon
> FS2720, just can't do an accurate job with a few of
> them. Will the Canon FS4000 significantly out perform
> the FS2720 or just produce more dpi. The Nikon has a
> different light source, will it produce significantly
> better results than the FS2720. Most comparisons I've
> seen deal mostly with cropping, and dpi, and ICE, but
> I'm really not interested in that as much as getting
> an accurate, sharp, scan from a slide.
> 
> I've also tried multipass in Vuescan with little
> improvement. I think I'm getting alot out of the
> FS2720, it just isn't quite enough.
> 
> 
>


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