Scanning Horizon 202 images

[Zonghou Xiong <zxiong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Hi, just joined the list primarily to find out how y'all scan frames from
>a Horizon 202.

You might want to try scanning your 35 mm pano slides using a 35 mm film
scanner.  Do two scans for one image and stitch them together.  I bought
a Microtek ArtixScan 4000 to do this.  To get similar quality scans,
you would have to put your slides on an Imacon or a drum scanner. Easier
ways would be flatbeds but be prepared for loss of quality in terms of
Dmax and resolution. 35 mm film scanners are way cheaper (factor of at
least 10) than larger size film scanners. The Artix offers 4000 dpi and
its Dmax is adjustable up to 4.0. With a dynamic range of 3.4 to 3.6 for
the Artix this means you might have to do up to four scans to get a single
pano image.  Sounds bit tedious but all this can be accomplished within a
few minutes.  I believe the only other scanner that would give me same
quality scans for my Noblex and Xpan images would be a pricey top-end
Imacon for which I'm not prepared to spend for the moment.

Zonghou Xiong