[filmscanners] Re: 120 film scanners - which to get?

["David J. Littleboy" <davidjl@gol.com>]

From: "Tomek Zakrzewski" <tomzakrz@ka.onet.pl>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
> this might also be an option...
>
> "Epson UK Introduces F-3200 Film Scanner"
> http://www.photographyblog.com/comments.php?id=P4172_0_1_3
I have the Epson 4870, as far as I know the guts are the same in the F-3200
scanner and image quality should be similar. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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No. The guts are the same as the 32xx flatbed scanners: same 1600 x 2
(offset) CCD, same lens, no IR (but software dust/scratch removal). The 4870
is higher res + IR.

There apparently is glass in the optical path between the film and the lens
in the F-3200, so I doubt it will match 4870 performance. (I saw one test
using Kami fluid with the Epson 2450, and it really helped. Maybe someone
could do that with a 4870.)

David J. Littleboy
davidjl@gol.com
Tokyo, Japan


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