Thanks Sandy, it is helpful to quanitfy that resolution information. I had to chuckle in the latest Fraser book on sharpening where he says that he has noticed the viewing distance for a print diminishes as soon as someone finds out it is digital output, shrinking from about two feet, to a distance of about the length of the viewer's nose. ;-)

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The increase in actual resolution up to the optical limit of the scanner is also what I have seen in testing this scanner.

As to final print size, there are indeed many things that have to be taken into consideration. Just for the record, I always base my own decisions on resolution figures that will give at least 8-10 lppm at the printing size since I consider this the minimum needed for critical viewing at about 10". In that context about 3X negative side is the highest I would go.

Sandy