Digital BW, The Print

Carolyn writes:

> Since they came out with a 5400 spi scanner for
> 35, I assumed that the 120 wouldn't be far along.

Since they never quite managed 4000 dpi for 120, I wouldn't hold my breath.

Additionally, each increase in resolution is a smaller improvement than its
predecessor in scanners.  A resolution of 4000 dpi is only a small
improvement over 2700 or 2900 dpi, despite the apparent jump.  A resolution
of 5400 dpi represents an even tinier jump.  Furthermore, unless you shoot
everything on a tripod on fine-grained film, you may not see any difference
at all between 4000 and 5400 dpi, and you may not even see a difference
between 2700 and 4000.