Re: Nikon IV or Cannon FS4000

[Jerry Olson <jerryolson@xxxxxxx>]

Hi, Robert:

Nope, the images from both scanners aren't that different at the edges
than the center. I spent all day doing scans on both scanners with many
different negatives, and the results were quite consistent. Canon was
sharper. Polaroid had better shadow detail.

I think all scanners should have some kind of a manual focus check where
you could zero in on one little area that must be the sharpest, to see
if that area is indeed in perfect focus. 

The very first nikon had a manual focus feature. That was many years
ago, when it took 40 minutes for a high res. scan! I think the model was
the L30.

The sky would naturally not be as sharp as the focused on building; the
negative was not curved that I could tell by looking at it. I know the
polaroid got rave reviews. So as I said a few times now, I probably just
got a bad scanner. It happens.

> Sharp in one area and un-sharp in another.
> Doesn't this sound to you as curved, non-flat negative? A familiar problem in the days of enlargers.
> 
> regards,
> 
> Robert
>
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