Pretty impressive, Pali; please keep us posted, if only to live vicariously through these scans until our own scanners arrive.
Pretty impressive, Pali; please keep us posted, if only to live vicariously through these scans until our own scanners arrive.
Hi Pali. Very nice. By the way, were you using a mask with the ES? I've heard it can help if there is a problem on the film edges.
Jim, not for this scan but I did for my previous 4x5 scans and noticed that it still bleeds a little. The masks do make a big difference though. I think slight bleeding is to be expected if you are going to try to keep the edge markings in the scan which inherently lets some light in from the edge.
BTW, my 2000 DPI scan did finish last night and it is amazing. I am going to try to get some comparative images up later tonight and I think everyone will like the results.
Thanks much. Ari and I are in the same boat - don't have the new scanners in hand yet, so trying to get smart while waiting.
Pali, just curious: how long did it take to scan at 2000 dpi, and how powerful is your scanner's computer?
I hope it turns out to be a smart move for both of us.
Ari and Jim, I can confirm that its a smart move. I just have a slight head start on both of you since mine arrived a few weeks ago and I just got it working last week. Still not 100% but we'll get there Below are some test scans to show how powerful this machine is.
Thanks to Armando who was kind enough to send me a calibration slide that arrived today. I tested the Eversmart Pro and mine seems to have resolved ~2900 DPI optical resolution. This was scanned at 3175 DPI which is the rated maximum for the scanner. I will try scanning again at 4000 DPI to see if that helps. I won't post the DPI test from Scanmate 11000 because that would be silly.
Now to my test Velvia 50 8x10 scan that was made at 2000 DPI on both the Eversmart Pro and Scanmate 11000. The only adjustments I applied to each was levels to try to match the contrast between the both. The Scanmate is color calibrated but the ES Pro is not (yet).
1200 pixel images [embedded] and 2500 pixel images linked from both scanners. PM or email me if you would like to see the full 2000 DPI versions.
Eversmart Pro - Click image for larger version
Scanmate 11000 Drum Scanner - Click image for larger version
Hope this helps someone.
Regards,
Pali
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