Digital BW, The Print

it gets slow with 200MP 16 bit files, but it works.  I generally 
downsample to print size and reduce to 8 bit after most critical work 
is done.  the biggest issue is storage... that's why I said recently 
that with 4x5s I just rely on my negatives as the storage medium...  
I do not want to be burning hundreds of CDs when it is just 
redundant.  I am using an old 1.1GHz Gateway PC with 640 meg ram... 

mark

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> i just read that article, and i can't believe that the writer 
suggested 
> scanning negatives at 2400 dpi! wouldn't that just about slow most 
systems to a 
> haul, and crash them? 
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