Digital BW, The Print

I strongly recommend you actually scan a typical slide/negative with the
brand of scanner you are going to buy before you buy it. I personally
have never seen a really crisp, sharp scan from any epson scanner,
especially with smaller negatives. But they do fine with the larger
negs, especially the 4x5. I don't think epson optics are in the same
league as canons.

Try before you buy, anyhoo.

Jer

William Cobb wrote:
> 
> Er ... isn't the Epson 2450 42 bit device rather than 48?
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: steve1t
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 8:30 AM
>   Subject: [Digital BW] Flatbed scanners with film adaptors - good, bad, or ugly?
> 
>   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@...
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