Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]the UMAX Astra 4000 has a transparency unit that is just large enough to scan most of a one of the 7 strip by 5 frame printfile sheets. in fact, any scanner that handles 8x10 will scan one of those sheets for you, but will probably cut off some margins. I didn't like the Astra though, because the software didn't make batch scanning or fine tuning of constrast easy. So I'm thinking of getting an Epson 1680. Pete - --- Austin Franklin <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > I use an Epson 836XL just for that. It is a tabloid scanner, and scans at > 800DPI true resolution. This is plenty sufficient for contact sheets... I > couldn't find any of the non-tabloid sized scanners that would accommodate a > full contact sheet (in PrintFile sleeves), unless I went to 24 exposures... > > > Full sheet scanners.... > > > > this is totally possible, now, and has been for a while. The more > > "professional" scanners will allow this. They are typically flat bed > > scanners, costing between $700 to as much as you want to spend. Examples > > are available from HP and Epson at least. > > > > I would like to scan my negs for the purposes of easy filing. After 35 > > years of photography, I have more then enough neg PAGES to keep > > me busy for > > a while with neg sheets. Forget the thought of 1 neg at a time. > > > > Frank Filippone > > red735i@earthlink.net > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html