[Leica] Cataloging negatives

[Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)]

 > Can anyone suggest a flat-bed scanner solution for crude contact 
sheets with the negatives in "clear-file" like pages. I've tried it with 
my bare-bones flatbed scanner and the images had almost "zero" 
transparency to them.
 >

You need one with a transparency adapter top.  I use and recommend the 
Epson 836XL.  It's only 800dpi and has been supplanted by newer models 
but it's now quite cheap occasionally on ebay.

Jim

Bunting, Roger L (Roger) wrote:

> Folks,
> 
> Compared to the mind boggeling solutions discussed here, my cataloging is 
> crude but I'm really trying to tackle my mess. I have very limited time 
> for scanning (Coolscan 4000 but I do make contacts when I can). My day job 
> keeps me hopping and it doesn't include any photography. 
> 
> I would like to keep my negatives in "clear-file" pages and make digital 
> contact sheets - maybe using a flatbed scanner. Having that sheet would be 
> a big start for me. Due to severe chemical allergies, my darkroom days are 
> over.
> 
> Can anyone suggest a flat-bed scanner solution for crude contact sheets 
> with the negatives in "clear-file" like pages. I've tried it with my 
> bare-bones flatbed scanner and the images had almost "zero" transparency 
> to them.
> 
> Any suggestions, scanner solutions or "hacks" would be appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
> Roger /leica35@yahoo.com
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Leica35
>