Digital BW, The Print

Hey Group, Happy New Year!

 

I am going to have to buy a scanner soon for the purpose of scanning printed
shots for re-print and also for making contact sheets.  For the purpose of
making the contact sheets I am of course going to need a transparency unit
and it seems an 8 by 10 unit is way out of my price range (for full sheets
of 35mm negatives).  All though, I have a cheapy light box that is over 8 by
10 inches, can I just place this on top of the scanner and use it as a
transparency unit?  I think that's all one is anyway...all though I could be
wrong.  Thanks!

 

Jim

 

PS. I would be bringing the scans in to PhotoShop and adjusting it there
afterwards...

 



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--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Jim 
Panzer <jimp@r...> wrote:
> Hey Group, Happy New Year!
> 
>I am going to have to buy a scanner soon for the purpose of 
>scanning printed shots for re-print and also for making contact 
>sheets.  For the purpose of making the contact sheets I am of 
>course going to need a transparency unit
> and it seems an 8 by 10 unit is way out of my price range (for 
>full sheets of 35mm negatives).  All though, I have a cheapy 
>light box that is over 8 by 10 inches, can I just place this on top 
>of the scanner and use it as a transparency unit?  I think that's 
>all one is anyway...all though I could be wrong.  Thanks!
> 
> Jim
> 
>PS. I would be bringing the scans in to PhotoShop and 
>adjusting it there afterwards...

Jim,

My solution to making digital cantact sheets on the cheap 
(relatively speaking), was to head for eBay. What I ended up with 
was an Agfa Arcus II, which comes standard with transparency 
adapter (up to 8x10 capability) in the lid. Other than being a bit 
noisy when in transparency mode, I'm very pleased with its 
performance. The scanner is almost exclusively used for 
scanning entire rolls of 35mm film for filing and enlarged contact 
sheets (sometimes up to 13x19"), both b/w and color neg.

The scanner cost $125, plus shipping.

- Barrett

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Jim Panzer 
<jimp@r...> wrote:
> Hey Group, Happy New Year!
> 
>  
> 
> I am going to have to buy a scanner soon for the purpose of 
scanning printed
> shots for re-print and also for making contact sheets.  For the 
purpose of
> making the contact sheets I am of course going to need a 
transparency unit
> and it seems an 8 by 10 unit is way out of my price range (for full 
sheets
> of 35mm negatives).  All though, I have a cheapy light box that is 
over 8 by
> 10 inches, can I just place this on top of the scanner and use it 
as a
> transparency unit?  I think that's all one is anyway...all though I 
could be
> wrong.  Thanks!
> 
>  
> 
> Jim
> 
>  
> 
> PS. I would be bringing the scans in to PhotoShop and adjusting it 
there
> afterwards...

You can pick up an old Microtek III with 8.5 x 11 TMA (transparency 
adapter) for $50 to 100. Optical res of 600 dpi. Perfect for the job.
hth
Frank

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