[filmscanners] RE: Scanner for contact sheets

["Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>]

I think it's actually a function of the Silverfast software that comes with
the scanner.

not sure if you can get that for the smaller epsons (and it costs much more
than it's worth).

tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
> [mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Tomek Zakrzewski
> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 2:23 PM
> To: tim@KairosPhoto.com
> Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Scanner for contact sheets
>
>
> Tim Atherton wrote:
> > I just plonk neg sheets on the 8x10 tranny bed of my cheap/used Umax
> > Powlerlook III - gives pretty nice "contact sheets"  (main use for the
> > powerlook is 8x10 film).
>
> I wrote improper topic of my initial message, it should have read
> "Automatic
> batch scanning with moderate resolution". That's what I really need.
> Apart from my LS-4000ED I also have Agfa Arcus 1200 flatbed scanner and I
> scan my negs in acetate sheets with it, but even without the sheets the
> quality of the images is awful from the start.
> I need a scanner that is able to scan automatically the whole
> roll, save it
> to disk as separate images and the quality of the pictures should
> be enough
> for viewing and assessing sharpness, exposure etc and also good enough for
> web presentation as 300x450 pixel jpegs.
> I don't want to do it with my Ls-4000ED as it takes too much time, I risk
> earlier breakup/cleaningg of the scanner and I don't want to buy the roll
> film adapter.
>
> I saw the Epson 1680 working and that was it - the whole roll
> being scanned
> while the operator went for his coffee. He scans these pictures
> for printed
> magazines he makes and the quality is just perfect for the purpose (it's
> something like "Time Out" in London)
>
> Will the Epson 2450 do the trick, apart from that it can only
> scan 12 frames
> in one batch?
>
> Regards
>
> Tomek
>
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