Since I know that some members in this forum are interested in high quality scans I though I'd share the results from recent works I had scanned by Castor Scan in Italy.
To say the scans blew me away would be an understatement.
I usually use Kodak iQsmart3, which is certainly a good scanner and have had drum scans made before, with ICG 370 and 380 scanners.
These scans are, in my opinion, superior in every aspect. Sharpness, resolution, rendition of film grain, depth of color, color balance and dynamic range. Also there's a certain "smoothness" (for a lack of a better word) to the image, which, especially when printed gives the picture a very analog look (like a c-print), which I rarely see with scans.
You can see the picture here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/castor...n/photostream/
This is a crop from the full resolution image:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/castor...n/photostream/
The technical details -for those who care
8x10" Kodak Portra 160 @ 100
Dainippon Screen SG-8060P Mark II Scanner
Original scan dimension 20508x25747 pixel, 16-bit.
Current inkjet print size 127x160 cm / 50x63 Inch (obviously the file would allow for much more)
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