Re: The Great Scanner debate - round one

Hi John,

       Are there other scanners besides the Epson 4870 that will handle
5x7 negatives? Is this the current offering from Epson?

Thanks!

Rich Lahrson
Berkeley, California
tripspud@transbay.net

John wrote:

> At 11:15 PM 3/20/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >Perhaps I was not clear in my earlier comment about the Epson 4870. It has
> >a transparency scanning area of about 6X9", allowing scanning in one pass
> >of 5X7" negatives. That is one of the main reasons I purchased it instead
> >of the now deeply rebated 3200. I have been working in 5X7" format for
> >more than twenty years and have a very large inventory of existing B&W and
> >color negatives and color slides that I would like to scan and print. The
> >3200 has a transparency scanning area same as the earlier 2450, i.e. only 4X9".
>
> Thanks to everyone for correcting my error. I think I somehow got
> confused between the 3200 and the 4780.
>
> While I haven't been working in 5X7 very long, I believe that this
> is the format that I will stick with. Now what to do with those little 4X5
> cameras ? !
Received on Mon Mar 22 10:10:57 2004