Re: Scanners

[Jeff Foster <jncfoster@xxxxxxxx>]

on 9/19/00 5:00 AM, Charles Tait at charles.tait@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi there
> 
> I am looking to upgrade my scanner.  I recently got Silverfast 5 for my
> Coolscan and with many previously unscannable trannies I find that I can
> get an OK scan.  Old Kodachromes are still a problem...
> 
> My HP4c is now rather long in the tooth and Silverfast did not give it
> the same shot in the arm - rather the reverse so far.  I am thus looking
> at a newer flatbed.  There seems to be a choice of a Umax III, Microtek
> 5, Minolta Dimage Multi, etc.
> 
> I will be scanning 6x7 and 645 trannies for Internet, and some prepress
> work.  Does anyone have any experience which might help?
> 
> Yes I would like an Imacon....
> 
> Charles

Charles -

Who makes Silverfast?  How is it different from the Nikon scan utility that
comes with the Coolscan?

I got a Super Coolscan 2000 that still doesn't impress me with the scans I
get from it (though a huge color house nearby has one and gets incredible
scans from theirs) - so I must be doing something wrong.  :(

Also - does anyone know the best way to scan film exposed with a Roundshot
35/35?  I guess I could "cheat" and scan sections that I could "stitch"
together in Photoshop... I may consult a large lab for that work, but oh
boy, the $$!

Jeff

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Jeff Foster - Digital Imagician & Author "Photoshop Web Magic" series

                      www.photoshopwebmagic.com

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