Plustek 120 vs Nikon 8000

Merlijn53 said:
Don't know, the Nikon looks tp have a bit more contrast (written prices in the background left and the basket in the middle). But in both I don't seem to find the film grain, so it's not really sharp. Maybe adjustments in the software or the scanners.
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Did you look at the full size scans (click on the images in the original post)? Grain seems pretty evident to me.
 
It's there, but not really sharp. A bit like the scans from my Epson V700, but unlike the ones from my Imacon, which should be about in the same league as the Nikon. But as I said, it might be in some adjustments made or not made, during scanning.
 
In case anyone is interested, I've used the Plustek to rescan three old negs that I originally scanned on a Minolta Multi Scan Pro. This time I am actually favouring the Plustek scans, although this may be because my monitor is better than the monitor I had at the time of the original scans, so I've adjusted the files better...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wintoid/9824068573/
 
In the original scans I could read the signs behind the cashier better with the Plustek than with the Nikon, also the basket and the Hot Dog & Cheese signs seemed clearer. The Nikon, in the initial scans does seem better in luminosity, but the Plustek seems its better in shadow detail and its equal in resolution. Either way, it seems like a very good comparison among equals.
 
wintoid said:
..I'm interested to know what people think.
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Thanks wintoid for the comparison. Rescan on a Plustek is fine. One have to figure out why it is better than it's first scan.

I see the drama with the scanner that it has no autofocus while the optics is tack sharp. That leads to incosistency depending on a flatness of the original. In the first take the most of the picture is out of focus, but the borders are super sharp. On a nikon all that is reversed cause the focus was taken in the middle of the frame. Must say that agressive sharpening for plustek scan (500%, radius 0,4) makes the things nearly equal.

Overall: Plustek is a fine scanner for flat originals. And it is a little better than Nikon. With glass holder it will really shine. But if the film is happened to be slightly curved, then Nikon is better.
 
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