Digital BW, The Print

At 04:33 PM 1/12/04 +0000, you wrote:
>--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Alan Zinn
><AZinn@n...> wrote:
> > At 06:02 AM 1/9/04 +0000, you wrote:
> > >--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, sandersm@a...
> > >wrote:
> > > > Mark Hahn asked about scanning Tri-X.
> > > >
> >
> > >
> > >Do you really just lay the negatives down on the scanner?  Not in the
> > >holder?  wowo.  How do you keep the negatives flat?  I would like to
> > >try that on my 2450 but I didn't think it possible...
> > >
> > >Don Karner
> >
> > Don,
> >
> > Have a look at this: http://www.panoramacamera.us/m_2450test.html  I
>use AN
> > glass.  I, agree, the Epson2400, 3200 with SilverFast have no
>problem with TX.
> >
> > AZ
>Thanks Alan.  So let me get this right, the negative goes flat down on
>the glass and the AN glass holds it down.  Correct?  thanks for all
>your help. Can't wait to try this myself.  Do you do anything to trick
>the scanner into knowing it is a transparency?
>
>Don K.
>

Don,

I just toggle Negative and Transparency in the scanner program 
(SilverFast). Put the glossy side of the film up. With a Gepe or similar AN 
glass slide mount you can test the system with one piece of the glass held 
down with tape.

AZ
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