Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "sagaface" 
<sagaface@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks all, for the responses so far. It gives me a fair amount to 
report back for 
> consideration. Some other info that I didin't make very clear:
> 
> My friend has inherited from several sources a vast collection of old 
maritime negs dating 
> from the late 1800's thru about 1970. All together i think there are 
three sources, totalling 
> something close to 4000 negs! 

Sarah, when you mention the date of the negs, I wonder if any of them 
are glass plate negatatives.  If so, that would eliminate consideration 
of a drum scanner.  Nancy