>>3793834I like it anon.
It's great for 35mm. It extracts most of the information of pretty much any film, as it resolves the grain in all but some technical films (tech pan, copex rapid, etc.). Of course, the way system resolution works, you can get slightly more with an even higher resolving scanner, but you'd be far, far into diminishing returns territory.
The only area it could use some improvement is dense slides. Dmax is not that great. Underexposed slides are an issue. Well exposed slides are mostly fine, as long as there aren't lots of deep shadows.
Also it might need calibration with an IT8 target.
Did you get Silverfast included? If yes, learn to use it, it can be quirky and buggy, but once you get the hang of it, it gives the best results with the least effort for colour negative films.
Also, when scanning, and change dpi, change it in multiples of 2. Like 1800-->3600 etc. . Some intermediate values are interpolated from the closest (lower) dpi that is like above.
Also 3600dpi is the best compromise between speed and quality. 1800dpi is not much faster and sacrifices 75% of the resolution, and 7200 dpi is not that higher resolving and takes twice as long if not more. You do get slightly higher resolution by scanning at 7200dpi and downsizing (say bicubic or lanczos) to 3600dpi, but the gains are small.
About the software, remember to reset every editing option after every frame. The UI is a bit fucked up, and it will keep the editing parameters from the previous frame (same auto-levels, or cast removal etc.) and apply to the next frame as well, while not showing the effect of those settings in the preview of that next frame. And you discover it after the scan, which sucks if you don't realise 2-3 scans in.
Also some times you have to uncheck and check again a checkbox to see the effect of that thing on the preview window, or you have to move the frame of the scanning area a bit to force the software to update the preview with the correct settings.
