Re: Flatbed scanner transparency adapter?

Hi Dwayne, I have an earlier H.P. scanner with the adaptor unit. I wouldn't
compare the quality of my scanner with a slide or drum scanner, although I
do make my negs using scans from 35mm negs. I think my max res is about half
yours. I use my negs for gum, Van Dyke and Cyanotype.

Kate
----- Original Message -----
From: <sandall@shaw.ca>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 8:34 AM
Subject: Flatbed scanner transparency adapter?

> Hi all,
> I hope this hasn't been beaten up on the forum so far, but my archives of
the list didn't bear any fruit, so here it is..
> I'm considering picking up a new HP flatbed scanner that comes with a
transparency adapter. Although I don't shoot a heck of a lot of slides these
days, I do have quite a few from days gone by that I would like to get into
the digital realm to make some inkjet negs for gum printing.
>
> The scanner I am looking at (HP scanjet 5530) has an optical resolution of
2400x4800.. which by my calculations can make a pretty reasonable size scan
of a 35 mm slide, about 8 megapixel which should be more than enough for a
good neg. So my real question is more about thequality of the transparency
adapter on a flatbed vs. a true slide scanner or a drum scan. Am I going to
be losing anything here?
>
> Thanks,
> Dwayne
>
>
>
Received on Thu Dec 18 18:13:00 2003