On Thu, 10 Jul 2003, Gasha wrote: > What is the best way to scan these negs? I can use some kind of flatbed > scanner with transparency adapter. HP ?? Epson ??
I had a Umax Astra 4450, a flatbed scanner with a light up lid. You had to lay the negs onto the glass, which lead to newton rings. It also was slow, and wasn't the finest DPI in the world. However, it was cheap and it worked. Since I've started to try out a macintosh and OS 10, I no longer could use my Astra. I bought a refurbed Epson 2450. Faster, even on USB (no firewire cable, yet). No newton rings, as it comes with a glassless carrier, and it works under OS10. Now, I do have a question for others about this: Anyone using a 2450 on a Mac, OS10 and Epson TWAIN5 to scan 645 negs? Using the supplied 120 adapter, it seems to cut off the top and/or bottom edge and give me weird little panoramics.. Am I the only person with a problem like this, and what am I missing? > Minolta film scanner is too expensive... :( I thought about buying one of the cheap, refurbished Minolta 120 scanners. I don't remember them being that expensive, and the convienence of a negative scanner.. oh, dreamy sigh! :) -g. -- http://www.infotainment.org <-> more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com <-> photography and portfolio.
