Digital BW, The Print

I'm about to start a project shooting 10x8 and output has been specified as
being 'up to' 50x40. I need to shoot neg for a whole load of boring reasons.
having done tests and asked around people who use both drums and flatbeds,
for negs, oil mounted flatbed is the way to go - but a good flatbed. I use a
1680pro and the optics aren't good enough for what i want. Don't just count
pixels, but stuff like variable focussing and razor sharp optics count. I've
just had a scan done on a creo and an imacon of a 160 asa colour neg. The
imacon is the worse scan IMO. Another advantage of the oil mounted flatbed
is that you can use a mounting station and mount a whole batch up. Also
cheaper than the imacon. I was lucky to be able to take advice from a number
of folk who have and use drums, imacon's and flatbed. And whilst chromes are
best drum scanned - not everything is. However I'm shooting colour so you
may find BW works differently.

Julian
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allyen Wilson" <awilson@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Flatbed Scanners?


> Mostly B&W Negs. But some Trannies. 50-50 medium format to 4x5.
>
> On 6/12/03 3:33 AM, "Julian Thomas" <julianthomas@...> wrote:
>
> > are you scanning negs or trannies?
> >
> > Julian
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Allyen Wilson" <awilson@...>
> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 3:16 AM
> > Subject: [Digital BW] Flatbed Scanners?
> >
> >
> >> Once again the "which scanner is best?" question arises for the group.
> > What
> >> desktop flatbed scanners are high quality and reasonably priced. I am
> >> willing to spend up to $1,500 (Microtek Artixscan 1800f) but am not
sure
> > if
> >> it is worth $1,100 more than the Epson Perfection 3200. My use for my
> > files
> >> is fine art prints, not snapshots of the kids and dog. I print large
and
> > my
> >> photographic subjects are usually dimly lit, ie. Shadow detail is
> > important.
> >>
> >> I have been having all my negs drum scanned so am used to high quality,
> > but
> >> the cost is getting me down. I figure I should have a good scanner for
the
> >> bulk of my work and use a drum scan when I need the really big prints.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Allyen
> >>
>
>
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