Digital BW, The Print

Tom

I also have a collection of older B&W negatives. I have been 
scanning them using an Epson 4800 dpi scanner Model 4870. I have 
used scanners with lower dpi niumbers before. Even at 2000 dpi you 
will get pretty good resolution.

Whichever you use, be prepared for BIG file sizes. If you use the 
maximum resolutions at the higher dpi numbers, you could easily see 
file sizes as high as 100 meg. But, for 5x7 prints you really don't 
need to go that high. 

The Epson 4870 scanner is the one I use and recommend and it's cost 
is under $500.00. You could also use an Epson 3200 scanner. They can 
be picked up for around $300.

If you want to see more on either scanner, a Google search will 
return multiple reviews on each scanner

PV

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas 
Keesling" <tom.keesling@a...> wrote:
> A friend has asked me how to scan a lot of older BW negatives he 
has 
> recently obtained. This isn't a topic I know much about, but I do 
know there 
> are several of you here on the list that could offer suggestions. 
Here's 
> what my friend is asking about.
> 
> Regarding the negatives ... there are hundreds ...
> they have been stored in little envelopes but have
> been handled a lot so aren't particularly clean ...
> the majority are approx 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 although some
> are 2 1/4 by 2 1/4 ... for my purposes a contact sheet
> would almost be okay, however, that process wouldn't
> produce very good finished results so guessing I'd
> need to have 5 x 7 prints made up, one each, probably
> in groups as I can afford ... wouldn't mind sending
> them off, but am probably more nervous about this ...
> would be nice if it was within driving distance ... I
> know that there are scanners that will do negatives ...
> perhaps I need to look into one of these but not sure if
> they are able to do these large format negatives or just
> 35mm, of which I have none.
> 
> We're in Indianapolis and will appreciate your suggestions. If I 
haven't 
> provided enough info, let me know what else you need in order to 
offer 
> constructive suggestions.
> 
> Thanks...
> 
> Tom Keesling
> Intelligent Design