Re: Drum scans vs Epson 4990
Re: Drum scans vs Epson 4990
The drum-scanned images look better to me.
Re: Drum scans vs Epson 4990
What were you expecting them be like?
It's impossible to really tell from a couple of jpgs but just looking here, the "darker" ones have increased contrast and the edges of things look sharper.
Re: Drum scans vs Epson 4990
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Originally Posted by
Peter J. De Smidt
The drum-scanned images look better to me.
They do to me too. But I guess not by as large a margin as I thought they would. It seems I am not gaining much by sending them out. I don't think I'd be able to tell in a print. The 8x10 drum scan looks noticeably softer to me.
Re: Drum scans vs Epson 4990
There is not a lot of detail in the images to help make a comparison. find an image with plenty of DOF and crisp detail and you will see a didderence.
Bob
Re: Drum scans vs Epson 4990
You want a real test? Have Lenny Eiger do a drum scan and then compare them. Not all drum scans are as good as they should be.
Re: Drum scans vs Epson 4990
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Originally Posted by
Kirk Gittings
You want a real test? Have Lenny Eiger do a drum scan and then compare them. Not all drum scans are as good as they should be.
That may be the truth.
4990:
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3650/kbhhj.jpg
Drum:
http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/307/22221312312.jpg
The drum scan is better. I guess I'm going to have to print these out to see if I can even tell a difference.
Re: Drum scans vs Epson 4990
These comparisons are quite illustrative for me. The difference I notice is that the drum scans have more detail in the shadows and in the highlights.
The flatbed scans are kind of hazy and appear to have more grain. But, that doesn't mean necessarily that they wouldn't necessarily print well.
Re: Drum scans vs Epson 4990
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Originally Posted by
Zaitz
Well the drum scan has considerably more contrast. I don't know how they would compare if you equalized that a bit.