Re: Only slightly OT: scanners

It's pretty hard to beat a dedicated film scanner, but the 4870 does a
pretty good job considering the cost. Also, the new epson model is the
4990, which does 8x10 film. I saw a big difference in sharpness between
the 4870 and older 3200 epson. The 4870 is better. I would be curious
to see is the new 4990 is even better.
Jamie Young
On Apr 20, 2005, at 3:16 PM, Gerry Giliberti wrote:

> Louis,
>
> I know it doesn't come close to a film scanner but I just can't
> rationalize
> spending so much money on a 2 1/4 scanner yet. I shoot a lot of 6x7
> film so
> this has to do for now. I'm still waiting for them to come down in
> price.
> Hopefully that will happen within a couple of years.
>
> Gerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Louis de Stoutz [mailto:loudest@attglobal.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 4:01 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Re: Only slightly OT: scanners
>
>
> Thanks Gerry. I've been planning on getting one of those anyway, but
> even then the 4870 won't get close to a dedicated film scanner, I'm
> afraid. Though I guess I should test it first before taking the next
> step.
>
> Louis
>
>
> Gerry Giliberti wrote:
>
>> http://home.earthlink.net/~dougfisher/holder/mfholder.html
>> http://home.earthlink.net/~dougfisher/holder/mfholderintro.html
>>
>> Check this out. One of the worst features of the Epson Perfection
>> scanner
>> is the medium format film holder, which is oriented in the wrong
> direction.
>> Here's a little gizmo invented by photographers for about $30
>>
>> Gerry G
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Louis de Stoutz [mailto:loudest@attglobal.net]
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 5:42 PM
>> To: alt photo process list
>> Subject: Only slightly OT: scanners
>>
>>
>> Since most of you use scanners, may I ask:
>>
>> between the Nikon 9000ED and the Konica/Minolta Multi Pro, which one
>> should I prefer for B&W 120? The Epson 4870 doesn't get quite close
>> enough to the grain and an Imacon leaves my wallet too empty. "B&W"
>> has
>> to be stressed since ICE doesn't work there and the Nikon excels in
>> reproducing dust.
>>
>> Any thoughts are welcome, thanks,
>> Louis
>>
>>
>>
>
Received on Wed Apr 20 14:55:27 2005