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The New Microtek ArtixScan M1 Pro; All-Format Glassless Film Scanning And Flat-Bed Print Scanning, All In One
David B. Brooks  |  Jul 01, 2008

Microtek is well-known for making both consumer- and professional-level scanners. For a good part of their long history in the business their pro flat-bed scanners have offered a unique capability that combines a dedicated film scanner with legal-size, 8.5x14" flat-bed reflective scanning. The new ArtixScan M1 Pro includes a very modern 4800dpi optical Sony CCD sensor array...

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The New Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400
David B. Brooks  |  Dec 01, 2003

Sometimes it is a good thing to be proven wrong, and to also be happy to admit it. For the last few years I have been using 4000dpi dedicated film scanners and was convinced that other than the ability to make larger prints there was little to be gained...

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The New Sony CPD E540
The Big Screen Monitor You Can Afford
David B. Brooks  |  Jul 01, 2002

If any one component is the keystone of an effective digital darkroom it is your computer's monitor. Everything that is accomplished in the adjustment of brightness, contrast, and color, and the work of cleaning defects or retouching a portrait, is...

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The New UMAX PowerLook 1100
David B. Brooks  |  Oct 01, 2000

To those familiar with the UMAX scanner line, the new Power-Look 1100 appears quite similar to the popular PowerLook III. It has many similarities, including the same configuration with film scanning standard; 1200x2400 hardware resolution; 3.4 dynamic...

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The New ViewSonic VP2250wb LCD Display; Higher Performance, Lower Cost Display For Photographers
David B. Brooks  |  Sep 01, 2008

When it comes to choosing a display for your computer to do photographic image editing and color correction there is an old saying, "You can't control what you can't see." This should be your primary guide as to what to buy. ViewSonic has been a brand name associated with monitors and displays from the earliest days of personal computers and the company...

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The Olympus P400 Color Printer
David B. Brooks  |  Jan 01, 2001

In the last few years many of the companies offering consumer digital cameras have also marketed complementary digital snapshot print size thermal printers. Now that 3 plus megapixel prosumer digital cameras are becoming the norm, and...

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The Plustek OpticFilm 7200i 35mm Film Scanner; An Affordable, High-Resolution Scanner
David B. Brooks  |  Sep 01, 2007

Some believe film is dead, but I get as many e-mails from photographers as ever asking about film scanning. The reason is that digital cameras have brought more photographers into using a computer for photography so now they want to access the film images they have made over the years in digital format. A new, dedicated 35mm scanner model is a rarity these days; none of the...

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The Polaroid SprintScan 4000
David B. Brooks  |  Sep 01, 1999

This new Polaroid Sprint-Scan 4000 is the first 35mm consumer model offered to the individual user that goes beyond 2700-2800dpi resolution. It is an all new model, not just a resolution upgrade to previous SprintScan models, and it also offers a very...

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The Polaroid SprintScan 45 Ultra
David B. Brooks  |  Dec 01, 2000

The Polaroid SprintScan 45 Ultra is a new and improved model of Polaroid's multi-format film scanner offering faster scanning at up to 2500dpi optical resolution. The SprintScan 45 Ultra is designed to handle and scan all standard film formats from...

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The Samsung SyncMaster 244T And 214T LCD Displays; Sometimes Bigger Is Better
David B. Brooks  |  May 01, 2006

Not long ago the last of the 21/22" quality graphic CRT monitors disappeared from the marketplace and a new era of LCD displays came into play. For many doing digital photography editing it was a new and unfamiliar world. It became a particular challenge because many of the models were configured and targeted at a market that is distinctly different from digital photography...

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