Digital BW, The Print

At 07:30 AM 7/8/2002, you wrote:
>Group,
>
>A dedicated film scanner would be great to have, but is beyond my
>needs and means.
>
>While shopping for a new flatbed scanner, I came across two that
>feature built in film adaptors capable of scanning any film or
>transparency - up to 4x5" for the Canon D2400UF CanoScan and up
>to 6x9" for the Epson Perfection 2450 Photo Scanner.  Both feature
>2400x4800 dpi 48 bit scans, street price around $400.
>
>Does anyone have experience with these or similar scanners?  How do
>they compare with dedicated film or drum scanners?  Are they close
>quality wise, or is this too good to be true?
>
>As for my personal requirements, I'm an amateur photographer with
>35mm, 6x6, and 4x5 negatives and transparencies.  No pro or fine art
>print sales here, but, I do appreciate fine prints, both color and
>b&w and seldom print larger than 11x14.  All my new photos are with
>a 4 mega pixel Canon G2, RAW file format post processed ­ I'm
>pleased with the results.
>
>Thanks for any input.
>
>stephentucker@hotmail.com

I have the Epson 2450 as well as a Polaroid SprintScan 4000 film scanner. I 
use the SS4000 for 35mm and the 2450 for 6x7 and 4x5 scanning. I have 
scanned black and white negatives (and color transparencies) with the 2450 
and have been very pleased with the results. You will need a bit of unsharp 
masking as with any scan, but I have made prints up to 11x14 from the 2450 
scans and they look great.

Forget the 4800 part of the specification, though. That is just (as I 
understand it) half-stepping the scanner and does not really represent true 
resolution.

Stan

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