Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]YES....I have the original version of the HP Photo Smart..which costs ..or did $399....It has been improved some....my version scans at 2400 dpi, which is more than sufficient for black and white...it's BAD for slides...okay for color negs...the software isn't great, but there are a lot of alternatives around...........If you are going to primarilly do B&W, it is definitely a more than acceptable way to go..... B. D. All of scans at below site were done with the $399 HP... http://www.a-day-in-our-life.com A Day In Our Life... Documentary Photography of American Families > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of M.E.Berube > - GoodPhotos > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 10:03 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] home b&w processing > > > At 09:38 AM 7/24/00 -0400, Sir Deadman wrote: > >Film onto stainless steel reels and into tank using changing bag. > > > >Develop in daylight in laundry or kitchen sink. Takes half an > hour. Use Xtol > >which is non-toxic, lasts months, and makes beautiful negs. > > > >Hang to dry on $5 sock dryer. > > > >Into filmscanner!! > > > >End of story. > > For those of us who are trying to save our coppers for quality lenses > first, is there a less expensive film scanner on the market that still > delivers quality scans? > > I'm using a really inexpensive odd brand flatbed scanner now and > am not all > that happy with the printing results (though it's not that bad for web > publishing use.) A shooting buddy got a transparency adapter for his HP > flatbed and the results leave much to be desired. > > Optimally something that scans negs and slides well for under $500 would > fit the bill. Printer wise I'm currently also stuck with a > Lexmark z11 that > was given me and an HP Deskjet 722c that we bought for my first PC when I > moved over from MAC. > > Is it hopeless? Should I just have Portland Color > (http://www.portphoto.com/) make quality scans on CD for me until I can > afford a real scanner? > > Any suggestions graciously welcome. > Carpe Luminem, > Michael E. Berube > >