On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 6:38 PM, David Heinrich <dh003i at gmail.com> wrote: > Ok, thanks to the suggestion by Allan, I'm e-mailing with this > suggestion...I may be able to eventually buy one of these high-end flat-beds > or drum-scanners (that is, high-end compared to the Epson V750, not high-end > as in the $80k Aztek Premier) and have it shipped to a developer. > > Developers, what are you suggestions for what may be a good thing to look > for? The Howtek 4500 drum seems to be commonly available, along with the > Creo Eversmart flatbed series (I think Creo is now owned by Kodak). However, > even the brand name of these companies is not mentioned on the sane-project > website. Of the high-end flatbed or drum scanners listed on the Large Format > scanner comparison page, only the Microtek brand are mentioned on the sane > page (and not any of the scanners relevant to me scanning in 4x5 inch and > 8x10 inch film). Someone on LF forum suggested, however, that it might be > easier to adapt a driver for a low-end scanner of the same brand to a > high-end flatbed or drum (by high-end, I mean pro scanners with real > resolutions of 2500 dpi or higher, not marketing hype of 6400 dpi). > > So, any suggestions?
Required: 1. It should use some standard port (i.e. SCSI). 2. It should have a complete copy of the windows software and any dongles required to run it. Extremely helpful: 1. protocol documents from the maker. 2. other user documents 3. any calibration targets I doubt this class of machines will really share any brains with their cheaper brothers, so don't worry about sticking with a particular brand. The SCSI protocol is more likely to enforce consistency than the name plate. allan -- "The truth is an offense, but not a sin"
