Digital BW, The Print

Hi Richard,

I use a tabloid sized scanner, an Epson 836XL.  My negatives are in
"PrintFile" sleeves, and I lay them on the glass, with a sheet of glass over
the printfile sleeve, and scan them as transparencies.  It makes great
contact sheets.

Regards,

Austin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Cooke [mailto:rcooke@...]
> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 12:33 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] OT - Scanner for contact sheets?
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> This might be a bit off topic but what do scanners do people use for
> scanning a sheet of 35mm negatives to make a contact sheet?
>
> I think my Umax 1220S has bitten the dust.  The sensor bar moves to
> the end of it's travel and tries to keep going.  The toothed belt
> slips on the pulley and it makes quite the loaud clunking sound.
>
> I've started to look around for flatbeds that can take a transparency
> lid.  I've got a Minolta Multi Pro for the final film scan, I'd just
> like to be able to make contact sheets.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Richard