Paul Ewins wrote: ". . . The plan was to get a Epson 2450 (2400 dpi with firewire & usb) for 6x9 and 4x5 and a Canon FS4000 (4000dpi wth scsi & usb) for 35mm. The reviews of the FS4000 place it a little below the corresponding Nikon and Polaroid models, but the price is a LOT cheaper. . . .)
I now use the Epson 2450 for scanning from 6x7. It seems OK, and good enough for my use at home. I briefly owned the Canoscan FS4000. I happen to prefer the Sprintscan 4000--especially for the price--but the Canon has one distinct advantage for medium format users: I found that a slight modification of the negative holder (plus a little handwaving) allowed me to scan almost all of a 6x7 frame in a few passes, without damaging the film. (The outer few mm could be filled in, if desired, with the Epson.) The combination of the Epson plus the Canon thus gives a sorta-kinda 4000dpi scanner for much less than half the price of the current crop of MF scanners. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
