andrew_littleford Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Hopefully a simple question, what is the minimum dpi that I need to use on a scanner to acheive a quality 8x10 print from a 120 velvia 100 transparency ? Secondly can anyone point me to an example scan from an Epson v700 or 4990 of a 120 6x7 transparency on the web ? Thanks Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom film holders for fl Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Unfortunately, the resolution answer will vary based on the optimal resolution required by your paricular output device. 300 ppi file output is usually enough resolution for most printers. Some can do fine with less but you will have to check for your machines. You might want to go to http://www.scantips.com to do the tutorials and get a better understanding between scanning resolution and printing resolution. Doug Fisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byronlawrence Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 maybe an 1100 pixel per inch resolution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kparratt Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Andrew, this is one I have wanted to ask, and so to Doug Fisher, thanks from me too for that website pointer. It really is an excellent resource. Cheers, Kevin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjoseph7 Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 This is a great article on how to scan negatives. Warning ! Warning ! if you don't practice this, it's not going to sink in: http://www.normankoren.com/scanners.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew chalsma Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 With 120 I have found it is easy to get a great 8x10 with even a cheap flat bed (B&W though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug_nelson3 Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 See the two shots of Hearst Castle in my California pics at www.dougnelsonphoto.com. These were shot with a Bronica RF645 and scanned at 3200 ppi with an Epson V700. Of course, when you have to size the image down to post it on the web, it matters a lot less what the scanning resolution was. I don't think the on-line image would look any different if the scanned res was 1600 ppi or even 800. At full resolution, these shots show amazing detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_symington1 Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Andrew, I did a 4990 and Coolscan 9000 comaprison last year that you can find here: http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00H0N2 The Epson flatbeds do remarkably well so long as your print size won't exceed around A3 size. Good luck, James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil_ussery Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Andrew, the best review that I've seen thus far on the Epson V700 is on the Photo-i web site. Here's the link: http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Epson%20V700/page_1.htm Based on this review, I went out an bought one. I'm just getting into processing and then scanning my black and white 6x4.5 120 negatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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