On Oct 5, 2006, at 10:46 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> Problem is if you need to digitize it's a PITA to scan the frames, >> 170mm is too long for most of the dedicated MF desktop scanners, so >> you have to stitch or scan with a high res flatbed film scanner which >> sort of defeats the advantage. > > You could scan the negatives in sections with some dedicated film > scanners, I suppose.
I could scan 6x12 in two sections in my film scanner, but 6x17cm is theoretically a couple of millimetres too long to fit into the holder (power tools aside). OTOH I do not like the idea of stitching two 900Mb files. My Agfa Arcus 1200 would scan them easily - 4 or 5 at once even - but it's only 1200ppi and would have to scan through a glass plate as its basically a flatbed with a light source in the lid. Newton rings and dust would both be problematic. I'm quite pleased that my "good" film scanner includes the ability to scan the central strip of a 6x9 frame at its full optical resolution, so it can handle my hack-job 35mm panoramas at full res in a single pass. I really need to fit my viewfinder mask into the 6x7 and go shooting pans again. - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
