Digital BW, The Print

-----Original Message-----
From: Manuel Toledo Quinones [mailto:mtoledo@ece.uprm.edu] 
Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 10:08 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] medium format and epson 1280


Dear Friends,

I am considering moving up from 35mm into medium format. Specifically,
I am thinking about getting a Mamiya's 645E camera and an Epson 3200
scanner to print bw on my existing epson 1280 using quadtones.  

Does anyone have experience with such a setup? Should I expect
significant print quality improvements? Right now I use the HP S20xi
scanner on my 35mm negatives.

Thanks,
Manuel


Although your 6x4.5 negatives will be about 2.8 times larger than a 35mm
frame, I think that if you are looking for major improvements, consider
the following 2 points:

1. Go to a larger size such as 6x7 (Mamiya RB or RZ) or even consider
large format sheet film (i.e. 4x5 inches).
Remember those 6x7 cameras (RB, RZ) are heavy and big, and may not suit
your shooting habits, but you can find used ones for great prices.  
You would also need a scanner to handle those larger film sizes.

2.  Get a better scanner that is really dedicated to film.  I don't know
anything about the scanner you use now, or the Epson 3200, but my bets
are that film scanning is not all that good on any of those units.

All depends on what you want and your budget of course.

TigerShark