- Which scanner for 12 * 7 cm negatives?
- Posted by Hans Erik on September 15th, 2004
Hi
I will like to scan some 50 years old negatives of my family.
The size is 12 * 7 cm's (approx 5 * 3 inches) and I am talking about 3 - 500
negatives.
I have found, that the Epson 4870 may be a good scanner for the task, but
are there any alternatives I should consider?
Thanks
Hans Erik
- Posted by Robert Feinman on September 16th, 2004
In article <414897bd$0$289$edfadb0f@dread16.news.tele.dk>,
hanserik@kastbort.post9.tele.dk says...
Why scan them? Are the deteriorating? If not, why not just store
them properly. You can scan when you wish to make a print.
It will take about 10 minutes to do each scan, so you can figure
out how long the whole thing will take.
Get Doug Fisher's holder for the 4870 and you will be able to
do the negative in one pass.
--
Robert D Feinman
Landscapes, Cityscapes and Panoramic Photographs
http://robertdfeinman.com
mail: robertdfeinman@netscape.net
- Posted by RSD99 on September 16th, 2004
"Robert Feinman" posted:
"...
Get Doug Fisher's holder for the 4870 and you will be able
to
do the negative in one pass.
...."
Why?
I believe that Doug Fisher's holders are for the standard
120/220 film size, which is roughly 60 mm (6 cm) wide. The
referenced 12 cm x 7 cm size is a long way from that!
06 cm = 2.362"
07 cm = 2.756"
12 cm = 4.724"
Oh ... and PS ... The 4870 will handle this application
quite well.
"Robert Feinman" <robertdfeinman@netscape.net> wrote in
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- Posted by Al on September 16th, 2004
On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:27:55 +0200, "Hans Erik"
<hanserik@kastbort.post9.tele.dk> wrote:
This is Microtek's new offering with ICE and a 4x9" transparency
adapter.
http://www.microtekusa.com/smi700.html
It's too new to know much about it but just wanted to let you know
it's out there.
- Posted by Hans Erik on September 17th, 2004
Hi Robert
Thanks for your answer. It is really beautiful pictures you have on your
homepage.
I want to scan the negatives just to see them and maybe make a papercopy or
a photo-cd to watch on the television.
An alternative could be to make a contact-copy (is it the proper english
word?) on traditionel photopaper, but I don't have access to development
equipment. Thats why I find this scanner to be the most appropriate
solution.
kind regards
Hans Erik Jensen
"Robert Feinman" <robertdfeinman@netscape.net> skrev i en meddelelse
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