On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Peifer, William [OCDUS] wrote: > I won't be buying a 2450 any time soon, since I'm still using my limited > budget to acquire 6x7 accessories. I thought I'd try scanning 6x7 negatives > by laying them directly on the bed of my cheap CanoScan D660U, then > back-illuminate them either by setting a lightbox on top, or by reflecting > the scanner's built-in front-illuminating light source with some sort of > home-built adapter (kind of like the transparency adapters some of the > flatbed scanners currently use).
I've tried this, and let me make it simple: Don't bother. :) I went though the same thoughts, except 4x5 instead of 6x7. The easiest solution for me was to give up and buy a Umax Astra 4450 which comes with a 4x5 lit section of the top. -- http://www.infotainment.org "The destructive character is cheerful." - Walter Benjamin - 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 .
