Digital BW, The Print

Ed,

What is the resolution of your Powerlook III?  What is there that you
don't like?, just the long scan times? Any scanner that has a true
optical resolution of 1800 DPI resolution and a SHARP LENS should
certainly do what you ask.  2500  Optical resolution DPI delivers a 300
megabyte file for a 4x5 neg. Enough for a 40 by 60 inch print. Some of
the epson scanners with the 1600 DPI aren't really that. They use
stepper motors, which make them closer to 800 DPI. Canon has a new 2400
Optical flat bed for only $400, but I haven't actually seen results from
this scanner.

eshotwell2800 wrote:

> 
> Help!  I need to upgrade my scanner.  I am a landscape photographer
> working with 4x5" and 8x10" B&W negatives and color transparencies.
> I use the Cone Piezography system to output my prints.  I am
> dissatisfied with the scan speed, quality and interface of my Umax
> PowerLook III scanner and I feel that it must be time to upgrade.
>         I am using the Mac G4 and would like to find today's BEST scanner
> for under $1500.00 or so.  Is the Microtek Artiscan 1100 the best or
> is the Epson 1680, or is it something else?  I've gotten
> recommendations of scanners from $149 to $50,000.
>         Surely there must be a clear leader in todays market.
> 
> Ed Shotwell
> 
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At 04:57 PM 2/27/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>Ed,
>
>What is the resolution of your Powerlook III?  What is there that you
>don't like?, just the long scan times? Any scanner that has a true
>optical resolution of 1800 DPI resolution and a SHARP LENS should
>certainly do what you ask.  2500  Optical resolution DPI delivers a 300
>megabyte file for a 4x5 neg. Enough for a 40 by 60 inch print. Some of
>the epson scanners with the 1600 DPI aren't really that. They use
>stepper motors, which make them closer to 800 DPI. Canon has a new 2400
>Optical flat bed for only $400, but I haven't actually seen results from
>this scanner.
>
>eshotwell2800 wrote:
>> 
>> Help!  I need to upgrade my scanner.  I am a landscape photographer
>> working with 4x5" and 8x10" B&W negatives and color transparencies.
>> I use the Cone Piezography system to output my prints.  I am
>> dissatisfied with the scan speed, quality and interface of my Umax
>> PowerLook III scanner and I feel that it must be time to upgrade.
>>         I am using the Mac G4 and would like to find today's BEST scanner
>> for under $1500.00 or so.  Is the Microtek Artiscan 1100 the best or
>> is the Epson 1680, or is it something else?  I've gotten
>> recommendations of scanners from $149 to $50,000.
>>         Surely there must be a clear leader in todays market.
>> 
>> Ed Shotwell
>> 

Ed,
My PLIII seems limited to a real 1200dpi - above that it howls like a
banshee doing its stepper motor jitter to get to 2400. I would think 1200 is
plenty for 8 x 10.  For what it's worth I have a review of the Epson 2450 on
my pages below. It only does up to a tad under 5in. wide. I like it and the
SilverFast software better than the PLIII for doing pans.

AZ
Maker of Lookaround panoramic camera.

www.geocities.com/soho/gallery/8874/
         or
keyword.com lookaround

Just a note that there is a Leaf 4x5 Scanner for sale at Photo.net.  I don't
know anything about the seller- you should check him out through the
photo.net feedback etc.

Austin, does this seem like an OK deal?

Bill


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