Digital BW, The Print

I suggest the Fuji Finescan 5000.



Julian Thomas wrote:

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