Re: 35mm Film Scanners

[Ben Kreunen <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>The Epson 1200 scanner is a beast that has received good reviews for
>trannie  scanning, even though flat bed scanners are currently unable to
>compete with a dedicated film scanner for scan quality.
>
>Has anyone used the Epson 1200 scanner and if so any practical comparisons?
>Particularly interested in comments on the film scanner attachment as it
>will take up to 4"x5" film :-)
I haven't tried this scanner yet but many of the affordable scanners that 
do 4x5 may be a bit on the soft side. If you're looking for large/medium 
format scanning you really want to test the scanner before purchasing. Do 
yourself a favour and get a commercial scan of one of your images and use 
this to compare to the scanner's quality.

You then have to ask yourself what quality do I need and how much am I 
prepared to pay. I'm currently getting 75Mb RGB scans of transparencies for 
my gallery for around $30US each. That's a large number of scans for the 
cost of a good scanner and with better quality than desktop scanners. The 
quality difference between these scans and my LS2000 is such that I only 
use my LS2000 for web work or proofing.

As with film it's still a case of test it for yourself and remember that 
saving money by going cheap doesn't necessarily save you money.

>Ben's page on scanning techniques with PhotoShop is excellent
>http://www.bigbenpublishing.com.au/gallery/photography/bwscan.html
>Have recommended this to a couple of friends.

:-) Thanks for the feedback on that... it's always nice to know that what 
you think may be useful for other people actually comes across that way.

Cheers

Ben

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