So, speaking of resolution and the V850, I'm getting some results I'm not sure how to explain. Most of the online reviews estimate the true optical resolution as somewhere between 2000 and 2400 dpi. While I was hunting for best focus, I played around with some settings and turned up results that don't perfectly line up with that. Specifically, I get significantly better real resolution scanning at 6400dpi (software setting) and downsampling to 3200dpi in PS (Bicubic downsampling) than I do scanning directly at 3200dpi (software setting). The test image I've been using has an air conditioner in one window and the cooling fins on the back of it make great test bars. They're are much better resolved when scanning at the higher setting. Film grain is similarly better resolved at the higher setting.
Is this simply a case of having to ask the software for 6400dpi to get the most possible optical resolution even if a proper test chart would show the true optical resolution is down in the 2000-2400dpi range?
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