Digital BW, The Print

on 11/6/2002 6:42 AM, DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com at
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> 
> Message: 16
> Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2002 13:51:25 -0000
> From: "Stephen Kobrin" <skobrin@...>
> Subject: contact prints?
> 
> How do people make "contact prints" when processing digitally.  After
> developing a few rolls of film, the thought of scanning each of the
> negatives and producing a contact via PS is not an attractive idea.
> Are there any realative cheap scanners around that can handle 36 35mm
> negatives?  Or any "universal" attachments that I could use with
> scanners that I have access to?
> 
> I apologize if this has been dealt with before, but a search of the
> archives did not produce any hits.
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> Steve
> 

Steve,

I bought a UMAX Astra 1200s with transparency lid on ebay for $70.

It will scan a full sheet of 35mm film in one pass. That said, the quality
of the scan is not great, but you can see your negs in positive. And it is a
scsi scanner, and most likely no drivers are available for the latest
operating systems (I'm thinking mac system 10 here).

But at the price, it pays for itself in about 10 contact sheets vs lab
prices.
 
-Bruce