thanks mark - I had not stopped othtink about some of the older, lower DPI scanners. I figure that the whole reason for shooting MF is to scan at a lower DPI and avoid grain etc that comes in at 4000 dpi. So looking for a Scan Multi or similar beast is on my agenda.
I tried some test scans with my MicroTek 5900 and a 35mm strip - it looks pretty bad. But the shots I took with the Holga ans scanned on it seemed as sharp as expected. :-0 I may be doing something wrong, though.
For web display copying with the *ist-D will probably do the trick. I'll have to reverse the negs myself, but I sometimes do that anyhow with 35mm scans when the scanner software is not doing it right, so that is not a big deal.
So in the short run I need to cook a 6 x 7 copy stand...
- MCC
I think they are. Regardless, you should look into a good MF film scanner. The question is how big are you going to want to print? I scan my 645 slides with the old Minolta Scan Multi II, which is only 1125 dpi for medium format. Using Genuine Fractals I can get *very* nice 12 x 16 inch prints from my Epson 1270. You may be able to get close to that size from a 67 neg without any "res'ing up".
I've decided that rather than spend the really big $$$ for a 4000 dpi film scanner, I'll stick with the Scan Multi II for 12 x 16 and under prints and pay for professional drum scans on the very rare occasions that I want/need to go for really big prints. If that'll work for you then a used Scan Multi II can be had for not much money... if you can find one for sale.
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Mark Cassino Photography
Kalamazoo, MI
http://www.markcassino.com
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