Re: Negative Scanners

f/256 wrote:
> From: "Tom A Lindsay" <pinhole-guy@juno.com>
> > I'm interested in learning which negative scanners are the best
> > and easiest to work with. This e-mail goes back to the "scanning
> > loooong negs" topic. Anyone with info on the subject is welcome to
> > respond. I also need to know where to get the scanner and the
> > prices for them. Many thanks from a longtime pinholer,
[snip]
> I too am looking for a flat bed scanner capable of doing 4x5 at
> least. If you ask me at this moment what scanner I would buy, the
> answer would be Epson 4870 PRO, the pro version comes with
> SilverFast Ai and also with ArcSoft Panorama Maker. I am not
> suggesting that scanner is the one you should buy, but it should
> definitely be in the list to consider.

There is a newer Epson Perfection 4990 scanner in the pipeline. It
has already been released in some parts of the world (see a review at
<URL:http://www.photo-i.co.uk/>). This scanner seems to have all the
features of the 4870, but can scan up to 8x10 film.

Personally, I think that the Vuescan software is much better than
either the Epson drivers or the Silverfast AI software that came with
my Epson 2540.

> Something else, unless the intention is to stitch images for the web
> and not for printing them, you would need a fast computer and lots
> of memory. How fast and how much memory would depend on the size of
> negatives and the resolution they are scanner at.

It can never hurt to put as much RAM as will fit in your machine.

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