[LargeFormat] Scanners/equipment.

[Brock Nanson]

Tony,

Have you tried 35mm on this unit?  If so how does it compare to what you 
were using up til now - and what was that?  I've looked at the specs on 
this scanner and some reviews that are all complementary.  But I would 
need to do 35mm as well.  I've got a Photosmart film scanner that is 
really (REALLY) bad in the shadows - don't want to make the same mistake 
twice!

Brock

On Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Galt, Anthony wrote:

> Loren wrote:
> 
> >Just purchased an Epson 2450 scanner which has ability to scan face on
> >as well as 35mm, 120, and 4x5 trannies and negs....
> 
> The 2450 is an amazing piece of equipment for the price! I've had one for
> about a month and have been scanning some 6x6 material and a couple of old
> 4x5s from the 70s when, on rare occasions, I useda Crown Graphic and a view
> camera. The scanner's possibilities led me to get my Rolleiflex shutter and
> film transport lubed and adjusted and to purchase a new Shen Hao field
> camera with a Rodenstock 150 mm f/5.6 Sironar-S. I've made wonderful 11 x 14
> and 11 x 16 prints with the scanner and my Epson 1270 printer. In short,
> this attractively priced scanner has reopened medium and large format
> photography for me. (I already have considerable experience with digital
> darkroom work with 35 mm.)
> 
> One recommendation I have, though, is to do your sharpening in whatever
> image manipulation program you use (I use Picture Window). I have found that
> the automatic unsharp masking in both the bundled Silverfast scanning
> software and the Epson Twain software produces too much loss of fine detail
> and is difficult to control finely.
> 
> Tony Galt (new to the list)
> 
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Brock Nanson
Kamloops BC Canada