Digital BW, The Print

Gary,

I have the 4990 and it is a good scanner, especially at the price.  It is
not going to compete with a professional drum scan, but for me it is "good
enough".  I do have an issue scanning b&w 8x10 negs, in that the "film
guide" supplied by Epson for that scanner is worthless, even before my cat
chewed it in half.  It does not elevate the negative off the scanner glass,
as the 4x5 holders do.  Therefore you will need to find some way to deal
with Newton rings, such as Kami fluid, or fabricating a negative holder that
will hold the negative flat and off the glass.

Ken 

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> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On 
> Behalf Of garyphoto6
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 12:28 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Flatbed scanner
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> Hello,
> Does anyone have any thoughts or recommendations on using a 
> flatbed scanner for black and white negatives? I am looking 
> for a moderate priced scanner to do 8x10 negatives. I have 
> read reviews of the "Epson Perfection 4990 Photo"($450.) and 
> they were all good but no one mentioned doing large format 
> negatives with it. I have considered just sending them out to 
> have them drum scanned but thought if this would work ok it 
> may be an alternative solution. 
> Thanks,
> Gary W.
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