Digital BW, The Print

Almost any decent flatbed scanner is fine for 4x5 negatives. I'd stay
within the $400 range, nothing less. You want a good lens, and the
cheapies don't have them. Try a microtek, canon, etc.
They won't do 35 mm well at all, but 4x5 wouldn't be much of a problem
for any of them. 

Jerry



nedbuntline2002 wrote:
> 
> I'm making the leap into B&W digital printing this year from the wet
> process, and I'm assembling the knowledge and equipment I need.  I
> have a pretty good handle on the printers and software, but need help
> on the scanning side.
> 
> I do mostly 4X5 with some 35mm.  Finding a 35mm scanner is no
> problem, but 4X5 is another story.  Outside of a $14K drum scanner,
> about the only other ones I see are flatbed reflective scanners with
> a drawer for negs.  I've been told of problems using these for 4X5.
> Also, I'm not sure about what resolution I should shoot for when
> taking 4X5s and 35mm negs to 11X14 digital prints (for comparable wet
> process resolution).
> 
> Can anyone point me to a website, newsgroup, or Yahoo group that
> could provide help?
> 
> THANKS!
> 
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