07-18-2005, 06:01 PM
Medalklector,
Just like Alex I also think that (at least for the purpose of posting pics here) scanners produce better results than digital cameras.
I have a Canon Power Shot A80 that makes great pictures, but in order to get a good, clear, detailed pic of a Medal, my old UMAX Astra 1220P scanner works much better!
I guess the reason could be the quality of the pics for small size items as our beloved Medals, Badges, etc.
I'm no expert but I suppose that in order to obtain a digital camera pic of similar quality of a scan, one would have to have probably the best macro digital camera, which is not the case with average cameras.
You just have to compare most pics shown on the Forum, those taken with a digital camera and those made with a scanner to realise the difference! And I guess it has nothing to do with the 50Kb limit, as anyway either for a digital picture or a scan it's almost always necessary to do some resizing work before posting the pics.
Just my two cents...
Hope it helps,
Dolf
Just like Alex I also think that (at least for the purpose of posting pics here) scanners produce better results than digital cameras.
I have a Canon Power Shot A80 that makes great pictures, but in order to get a good, clear, detailed pic of a Medal, my old UMAX Astra 1220P scanner works much better!
I guess the reason could be the quality of the pics for small size items as our beloved Medals, Badges, etc.
I'm no expert but I suppose that in order to obtain a digital camera pic of similar quality of a scan, one would have to have probably the best macro digital camera, which is not the case with average cameras.
You just have to compare most pics shown on the Forum, those taken with a digital camera and those made with a scanner to realise the difference! And I guess it has nothing to do with the 50Kb limit, as anyway either for a digital picture or a scan it's almost always necessary to do some resizing work before posting the pics.
Just my two cents...
Hope it helps,
Dolf
