[photo-3d] Scanning software for epson 1640

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>   From: "Jim Harp" <matmail2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks for the tip on Silverfast.  Also thanks to the many replies I have
received offline.  Very helpful!

>version of Silverfast with their 4000 dpi slide scanner.    Are you using
>the 1640 to make prints from slides?   I'm curious to hear if you're
>satisfied with the amount of detail you get using Epson's transparency

I've already tried it on some medium format chromes that I shot recently.
Resolution and file size seems passable for that format (i.e. the scan
resolves image detail comparable to what a pro scan would get me off of
35mm slide).

I wanted a scanner that would do 120 and 135 transparencies as well as
color prints.  Since I've been creating a lot of polaroids lately, that I
want to be able to scan, plus stereocards.  I was under no illusions: a
dedicated film scanner would have been far preferable to scanning my film -
but scanners for 120 film are pricey.  At $400, the Epson 1640su photo
can't be beat: 1600 dpi resolution that gives me great print scans plus
film scans useful for the web.  I plan to continue to use the Kodak
PHoto-CD process for high end scanning, or my friend's drum scanner.

I am participating in Dan Shelley's scanner group, and will run his test
slide through both the 1640 and the drum scanner.  (He says he wants a full
resolution file on the WHOLE slide in TIFF format, which will run you
112Mb!  I think for the curious with modest hardware, I will include a
cropped version...)

Boris

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