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Re: Scanners

  • From: Les Newcomer <lnphoto@xxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: Scanners
  • Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 08:38:45 -0700


Jeff Foster wrote:
> 
> 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 -
> 
> 
> 
> 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
> Jeff

Yeah that's one of the problems of my No 8 Cirkut, HP just doesn't make
a 60" long scanner!

Les