Digital BW, The Print

I looked at this but it doesn't have a removable platen. With scanners such
as the creo and aztec flatbed you can have a number of platens, oil mount
the negs on a mounting station, and have in effect, one on the machine, one
being mounted and one being cleaned

Julian
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Savoia" <mark@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Flatbed Scanners?


> 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.
> >
> >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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