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RE: filmscanners: Minolta Multi Pro
> > Why would one buy a multi format scanner to get the same
>> size file regardless of format. I don't understand.
>
>Why should the format of the film define the enlargement size? With a film
>scanner that provides resolution proportional to the film format, providing
>the film is "decent" enough (especially for 35mm), you can make the same
>size "enlargement".
>
>I guess I could ask the question why would anyone buy a multi format scanner
>to get a different size file regardless of format? I don't understand ;-)
Really. That goes against the usual wisdom that you can make a
larger print of the same quality from a larger negative. Or am I
misunderstanding you? In a museum exhibit a few years ago of Ansel
Adams photographs it was very obvious to me that even the small
prints from the Hasselblad shots suffered in quality compared to the
very large 4x5 prints.
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Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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