Sometimes the true DPI can be as little as 50% of the published figure.īy and large the dynamic dpi figures given for Nikon scanners are fairly close to their published level and by and large Nikon film scanners tend to provide the best resolutions. I'm not too sure how you can find the true DPI but you want to find out the dynamic dpi of each scanner and it seems that it is always lower than the claimed value. Secondly, don't be fooled by manufacturers claims as to DPI. Flatbed scanners which are capable of doing the same job, simply can't do it as well. What eventually became clear to me is that you can't beat a film scanner. Even if the scanner you want is not listed there, the reviews that they do have will give you a thorough education into the whole business of scanners. I found that one of the most informative scanner sites with really good critical reviews is Scandig. The Canon was a great scanner in its time and if you have a windows 32 bit machine which can use Filmget then I would recommend it if you can find it on Ebay. However, I could drive the Canon using Vuescan. Also, the Canon drivers and the excellent Filmget software wouldn't work on my 64bit Windows machine. I tried a clean of the sensor but it made no difference. I don't know how it happened but there may be some damage inside it. The Canon had started to show scratches on the image. I've just spent a lot of time researching to replace my Canon FS4000 film scanner.
