Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/07

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Bulk Scanning of 35mm
From: BOB KRAMER <BobKramer@COOPERCARRY.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 09:01:29 -0500

You get a blazingly fast computer with 100 gig hard drive or you print
contact sheets first.  I print contact sheets first.  Scanning is so slow, I
can't imagine scanning more than once per negative.

BK

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darrell Wood [mailto:darrell@wood-site.co.uk]
> Subject: [Leica] Bulk Scanning of 35mm
> 
> Having purchased a Nikon Coolscan 4000ED I have been 
> searching round for
> views on how Photographers, wishing to transfer complete rolls of 35mm
> (using the roll adapter) deal with scanning
> 
> Do they scan at 4,000dpi and reduce down for the web. Or do they scan
> once for the web, once for print and once for archive.
> 
> The Former produces massive files (36 frames * 60-120Mb) and 
> later seem
> very time consuming.
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