Scanner Comparison 2019 [Epson Flatbed | Eversmart Flatbed | Drum Scanners]

Drum scanners are next and while setting up the scans, I took this quick screen capture to show the size of the USAF 1951 target next to my 35MM Color Target and 6x7 Negative.

http://www.netsoft2k.com/Docs/Media/...TargetSize.jpg

Those center blocks are Group 4 and 5 and inside them are 6 and 7. It's super tiny!

Thanks Pali.

Use screen shots more!

You are doing us all a great service.

I have a USAF tiny target coming on loan!

Note that rotating a image in post will cause a loss of detail.

I did not know that, I will be more careful with my scan orientations.

But I don't print from scans...yet!

Never say never.

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Originally Posted by Peter De Smidt

Note that rotating a image in post will cause a loss of detail.

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Originally Posted by Randy Moe

scan orientations.

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As Peter notes, one has to be careful with rotations, the image should have highest possible pixel count, and you have do no more than a single rotation, if a rotation has to be corrected then better to undo it and making the right one than making another one on the previous result.

Unfortunately, I need to keep the drum balanced so rotating them won't be possible without great deal of headache. I will post the drum scan raw files without any rotation so the original file is still intact but I will rotate the images for JPEG demonstration here.

Scanview Scanmate 11000 Drumscanner | ColorQuartet 5.2.2 WIN | IT8 Colortarget 16 BIT RAW

LINK TO FILE

http://www.netsoft2k.com/Docs/Media/...5000DPIWeb.jpg

Scanview Scanmate 11000 Drumscanner | ColorQuartet 5.2.2 WIN | IT8 Colortarget 16 BIT RAW

This is the best resolution my Scanmate 11000 can achieve. Notice how the scan shows the "Wow & Flutter" effect which is a result of scan lines not matching due to calibration not being 100%. I need to replace the DC motor to correct this and haven't gotten to it yet because I don't need any higher resolution than what can be achieved here.

LINK TO FILE

http://www.netsoft2k.com/Docs/Media/...1000DPIWeb.jpg

If I zoom the image 200%, I can see lines at Group 7 Element 2 which puts the DPI at ~7300.

http://www.netsoft2k.com/Docs/Media/...I200PCTWeb.jpg

Scanview Scanmate 11000 Drumscanner | ColorQuartet 5.2.2 WIN | Kodak Portra 160 Color Negative 16 BIT RAW

LINK TO FILE

http://www.netsoft2k.com/Docs/Media/...5000DPIWeb.jpg

The best ColorPerfect conversion I could achieve without increasing saturation. LINK TO 5000 DPI FILE

http://www.netsoft2k.com/Docs/Media/...K5000DPICP.jpg

http://www.netsoft2k.com/Docs/Media/...00DPICPWeb.jpg

I hope no one minds me saying this but as I expected, the colors on the drum are just another level without touching anything. I am sure just as amazing colors can be achieved with some post editing on the flatbed scans.

Epson V700

http://www.netsoft2k.com/Docs/Media/...00DPICPWeb.jpg

Eversmart Pro

http://www.netsoft2k.com/Docs/Media/...00DPICPWeb.jpg

Eversmart Supreme

http://www.netsoft2k.com/Docs/Media/...00DPICPWeb.jpg

Scanmate 11000

http://www.netsoft2k.com/Docs/Media/...00DPICPWeb.jpg