Originally Posted by
Ted Harris
Ed, I am not sure sharpness is the point. Nor am I sure that the digicam comparisons work here. The difference is sharpness as one point but it is also, and more importantly, the amount of shadow detail that can be captured. ..... Shadow detail, tonal range, Dmax/Dmin, density range, whatever you want to call it, this is where you shee the hugest differences between the prosumer scanners and the high priced spread. The absolute best Dmax Michael and I have gotten out of any of the Prosumers is a bit under 2.5 for the Microtek 1800f and that is only (excuse the pun) a shadow of the ~ 4 that one expects from any of the high end scanners ... remember this is a log scale so that is a big jump.
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