Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Do you find the unusual size of the larger > negative presents any problems for scanning or darkroom work? Problems in my darkroom: None. I have 5x7 and 8x10 Durst enlargers and simply cut a 35mm carrier larger for the new format. The negatives are a joy to print. Problems in the one-hour-photo lab: Total - can't do. Problems in the custom lab: Paying for full cut paper size prints when you're only using half the sheet. Problems scanning: Yes. You essentially need a medium format scanner. The width of the negative is actually slightly larger than 6cm. I began to play with scanning xPan negs with an Epson 1600 and was relatively pleased with the results. When I acquired the 30mm xPan lens Hasselblad through in an Epson 2450 as part of their 2002 promotions. And this gives me a few more pixels to work with. I long for the day when I can afford an Imacon scanner for my medium and large format films, and the computer power to handle the files, and the printer and the and the.... - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html