Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim. For medium format or larger, film scanners are much more expensive, as you would know. My answer there is a good flatbed with photo pretensions. I have the Epson 4990. At least with the much bigger trannies this works fine for me. But for all of the 35mm you just can't beat a dedicated film scanner for quality and speed. With my basic Nikon I just insert the strip of 6 negs or transparencies then preview crop to exactly the full frame, adjust exposure if needed and save the scan. Then advance to the next frame. So really like a darkroom sequence. You are looking at every frame and checking every exposure. No way I can be happy with a batch scan. Of course high volume folks will have a different opinion on that. But for one or two 36 exp a week, works well for me. Once you scanned them all Photoshop will make a lovely contact sheet for you to file with the negs, quickly. Then you can sort/cull however you wish and keep the master scans for the good stuff. You still have the negs as your preserved originals. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim Nichols Sent: Wednesday, 13 September 2006 09:21 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Recent Photos Hoppy, I've thought about getting a scanner, but just haven't made the move yet. I've got negatives and slides going back to 1952 in 35mm, plus a number of 4x5 and 5x7 family negatives that my late father-in-law made when he had a commercial studio. Getting a scanner for 35mm only would not solve my LF needs, so I just procrastinate. The older I get, the less ambition I seem to have. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information