Digital BW, The Print

> I like that GF is packaged with nikon but I can get the canon (grey
> Market) for $700 something on ebay so I can just buy GF. DOes the
> nikon scan larger than 35mm though. that's the question.
> 
> Tim
> 

As the Canon you first spoke of is, so are the  Nikon 4000 and the Polaroid
SS4000 (+) 35mm film scanners...the Polaroid is a Microtek Artixscan
scanner. If you want to go larger, then you're looking at the Nikon8000 etc.

I'd check out the polaroid (microtek) before deciding on a Canon.
I always hear comp's between the nikon and polaroid, discussing the merits
of the two light sources and which is best for BW scanning. The canon is
reputed to have more shadow noise than the n or p and is considerably
slower. If you can still find the SS4000 without the plus, it falls within
your price range I believe.

Read the archives in Tony Sleeps film scanner list... lots of user reports
on the nikon and polaroid, and a recent (last month) thread on the canon
FS4000.  

http://www.mail-archive.com/filmscanners%40halftone.co.uk/

http://www.halftone.co.uk  to subscribe etc.

Carolyn