Digital BW, The Print

HI Richard;

I use an Epson Expression 1600 for contacts and 4x5. It has a decent 
set of neg carriers and will do a reasonable job of film down to 
6x7, though the file size is too small for anything much over letter-
sized prints. The current model is the 1680, you might be able to 
find either on E-bay at a reasonable price. New price for either 
with a trnsp. scanner lid is around $1000.00.

Steve Karafyllakis

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Cooke" 
<rcooke@r...> wrote:
> 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