Originally posted by tuco
Yeah, large images mean a low scanning SPI will produce good detail. But an inexpensive scanner might not grab as much of the density range off a negative in the case of transmission scanning as well as a good scanner of course. But in your reflective scanning the density on the negative has already been fit to the printing paper which is in the density range of most reflective scanners I think.
Yeah, I often print test prints at 5x7 or 8x10. This one was at 4.5"x4.5", quite small as I need to stop printing large for "test" prints. To me these days, the print, not the scan is the important part, I just scan them and throw them up online for fun. I'm quite happy enough with my scan results with my Epson V39, cost me $20 used. The resultant images don't have a full curve of info, I have to stretch it.