Bringing this old post to live again...
I just got a test film scanned with a FlashScan HD.
Sorry to say, but the quality of the scan is terrible.
I'd say the FlashScan captures only half of the dynamic on the film.
Noise, no detail at all at shadows, blown up sky.
Sharpness is not bad, but not as good as it should be.
Colors are very good (3CCD!)
Also, Mr. Langdell, the information the FlashScan can do 1080 is not correct: the camera can output true 720p or SCALED 1080p. I got this information directly from a sales rep. at a fair in Germany.
Now, didn't you know that when you said it can do 1080p, or didn't you think it's important to mention?
Mark