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Re: [Digital BW] scanner for 4x5

2001-10-26 by Jerry Olson

Leafscan is great, but VERY slow. Agfa T2500 is almost as good, not
quite. A great scanner though.

Jerry


Richard Wolfson wrote:
> 
> I'm staring at more than a hundred recently shot 4x5 negatives waiting
> for digital printing, and wishing for a better 4x5 film scanner than my
> cheap-but-pretty-good Epson 1640SU with tranny adapter. I haven't won
> the lottery, so Imacons and drum scanners are still out of reach.
> 
> I think I could get an old but working LeafScan 45 for under $2,000, or
> a refurb Agfa Duoscan T2500 for around $3,000. I'd appreciate comments
> from anyone acquainted with both scanners. I'm open to other ideas, too.
> 
> thanks,
> Richard Wolfson
> rwolfson at LyricDesign.com
> 
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