[filmscanners] RE: LS4000 vs IV ED

["Jawed Ashraf" <Jawed@cupidity.force9.co.uk>]

Arthur, you'll be pleased to know, all the questions you raise are tackled
in my webby for perusal:

http://www.cupidity.force9.co.uk/Scanners/LS40/tests.htm

Jawed
(LS40/Coolscan IV owner)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
> [mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Arthur Entlich
> Sent: 10 January 2002 14:46
> To: Jawed@cupidity.force9.co.uk
> Subject: [filmscanners] Re: LS4000 vs IV ED
>
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> Dickbo wrote:
>
>  > ----- Original Message -----
>  > From: "Alex Zabrovsky" <alexz@zoran.co.il>
>  > To: <dickbo@btopenworld.com>
>  >
>  >  > Do you really notice the difference between regular, one-pass result
>  >
>  >>and those from multi-sampling ?
>  >>
>  >
>  > yes you do
>
>
> Multipass results are most useful when you have noisy shadows.  By
> adding up several scans, the random noise is averaged out of the scan by
> software.  If the scanner has very good dynamic range which extends into
> the shadow areas, you won't miss this  (the Polaroid SS4000 is reported
> to not "need" multi pass scanning, for instance).
>
>  >
>  >
>  >>Will I really miss this ability scanning either prints or slides ?
>  >>
>  >
>  > yes you will
>  >
>  >
>  >
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> I haven't kept up on Vuescan's full abilities, but Ed might have
> programed the ability to use multipass with the Nikon IV.  I think he
> was successful in doing so in an earlier "lower end" model.  Ask about
> this from someone using the scanner with Vuescan.
>
> Art
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