Digital BW, The Print

A couple of us are working on a Dslr copy-stand style scanner.  We use
a macro lens at 1:1 and capture tiles of a negative.  For instance,
with a 6x7 negative, I use 26 tiles with my d200.  We then use
stitching software to put the tiles together.  If you need more
dynamic range, you can use exposure blending.  Using this system, I
can capture better fine detail than with my Screen Cezanne, a
professional pre-press scanner.  Currently we're working on automating
the process.  There are threads about the project at the Large Format
Photography Forum.  One of them is:
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?87539-DSLR-Scanner-Negative-Stages

-Peter

On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Bob Frost <bobfrost@...> wrote:
>> You're right about saying that , although the Nikon's scans are better,
>> they are not world class. I'm fighting a lot to get a decent, if not good,
>> scan from my slides.
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> I've used the Nikon and Minolta scanners in the past, but these days I'm
> redoing most of my old transparencies (from 1960 onwards) with a D800E. Far
> better, and allows me to use ACR or Lightroom to improve the originals.
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