Digital BW, The Print

Austin,

> Is that true for 35mm?  I can't imaging having to
> have all my 35mm film cut into strips two long!

The 35mm film holder that comes with the scanners require that 
you cut the film into individual frames or use the method I 
described in my earlier post.  However, I just remembered that 
for about $200 you can buy a holder that will hold a strip; I think 
four frames long (and if you left your strips in 5's or 6's, you could 
still let the other frames dangle out of the scanner as it scans). 
You could also use the 6x18 holder to scan strips of 120 film 
without cutting it either.  The 6x18 holder was also about $200, 
and I bought it to do 4x5.

I really don't mind cutting my negs though; mounting one neg at 
a time makes it easier to get it straight and avoid rotating in PS.  I 
mostly use 120 film and I use those sheet holders with 9 
pockets (like the ones for baseball cards), so individual frames 
do not bother me at all.  And once it is scanned in 16 bit at 
maximum optical ppi, I rarely need to handle the neg ever again.

Justn