Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Victor Landweber 
<victor@l...> wrote:
> Randy --
> 
> I presume by "others" you mean a high-resolution flat-bed scanner. 
I 
> believe that a properly used film scanner -- one dedicated to 
scanning film 
> -- will provide scans superior to those made with a flat-bed 
scanner of 
> similar specifications. Part of this may be superior optics; part 
may be 
> the interface of hardware and software that's been designed for a 
specific 
> purpose.
> 
> This being said, there are several reasons why I consider the 
Polaroid 
> SprintScan120 

I love Victor Landwebers work-I've watched your stuff for at least 30 
years-right?
Anyway, for all the reasons listed by victor I also purchased the 
Polaroid for my work at home--not as good as drumscans but not bad 
either. I bought the Nikon for the lab at work at it gives by far and 
away much better scans-almost no comparison- than the polaroid- the 
nikon scanware is much more flexible and I think the Scan software 
that came with the polaroid ( i paid extra for it)is horrible -the 
polascan isn't too bad but no real flexibility-good automatic scans 
(based on histogram)- iprobably shouldn't post this as I am 
considering selling the SS120 
jack (no charge)