Neil - Most jobs requirements, whether film or digital, are well-below the very top of what the equipment can produce. And most jobs are deliberately shot on equipment with limited/compromised image quality. Running a business efficiently and effectively requires assessing the level of quality each job demands, and providing it with efficiency and excellent... I'm not speaking in the abstract here or as an individual artist who has all the time in the world to devote to a scan; I'm relating the experience(s) of some of those I know who earn their keep by the camera... Eric Goldstein -- On 12/25/07, Neil Gould <neil@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: (snipped) > Scanning directly into Photoshop is not the way to get the best quality > out of any scanner, so to me it implies that your friend's needs are > somewhat below the level of equipment that the 120tf or Nikon 8000/9000 > represents. --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list