Digital BW, The Print

Ken-

  I own a Saphir Ultra (that I no longer use) and can make a subjective 
comparison to the newer Epson and Microtek flatbed scanners. As good as 
the Ultra was, in it's day (especially the software), you'll most 
likely be impressed by the difference you'll see in scans made with a 
new machine. Better software, 16-bit, better dynamic range.

  I've used Epson and Microtek flatbeds and, although I think the 
Epson's are good machines for the money, I prefer the Microtek's; we've 
been using various Microtek flatbeds in our student digital lab for 
over five years and they've really performed well in what can be a 
difficult environment. I also like the design on the Microtek; the 
lower drawer eliminates many of the issues related to glass.

  I use an Imacon for everything but my 8x10 negatives; for those I use 
the Microtek's in the student lab.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me off list.

 Bill Kennedy
Austin, Texas

 -----Original Message-----
 From: Ken Carney <kcarney1@...>
 To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
 Sent: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:14:21 -0500
 Subject: [Digital BW] Scanner info

  Hope this isn't too far OT. Though most of my stuff is digital capture 
now,
  I have a large backlog of 120, 4x5 and 8x10 b&w negs to scan. So far I 
have
 been using a Heidelberg (Linotype-Hell)
  Saphir Ultra 2 SCSI I bought in 1997 or 1998 (about 200 years ago in 
human
  years). I see the Epson 4990 Pro also takes up to 8x10 negs, and 
purports
  to have a range of 4.0 and 4800 ppi optical. I would appreciate it 
much if
 anyone on the list could comment on whether that would be a meaningful
  upgrade from my old Heidelberg, or point me to a resource. If it is 
really
  true that it has 4800 ppi optical, that would be a pretty large scan 
from
 even 120 film. (I can't afford an Imacon). Thx!

 Regards,

 Ken Carney
 www.kencarney.com



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