Medium Format SlideFilm Scanner

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Tessar_Man,

There are 2 different Epson Perfection 4870 scanners. Visit www.epson.com for specifications. I own the Perfection 4870 Pro Model, which is about $150 more expensive. The pro model has advantages that justfied the higher price for me.

HP

 

[tessar_man]

HP:

Thanks for the link and endorsement of 4870. It did look like a nice package with lots of bundled software. However, after checking all my option yesterday I bought a refurbished Epson 3200 scanner for less than $300 from B&H.
Jan

 

[Cwoodhou]

I recently tested a 4870 scanner for actual optical resolution. It resolved 33 lp/mm which is equivalent to 2000 dpi. The same negative printed on 8x10 paper and then flatbed scanned at 1200 dpi reproduced 56 lp/mm resolution equivalent to over 3700 dpi. The resolution was done using an MTF chart and taken at the 50% point. Hence the 2.66 dots per line pair conversion.

 

[jasdyh]

Hi Help. I am not sure how to interpret these data. Could you help with that. Thanks in advance. Jim

 

[carlzeiss]

<H3>Formatting Error</H3>The formatting code newurl requires 2 argument(s); you provided only 1 argument(s).

 

[carlzeiss]

I realize that I started this thread earlier this year, and confess to still having not shelved out ~$400 to purchase a scanner.

Recently, I spent a lot less on Kodak Portra 160VC 220 film and processing, plus burning CDROMS by the lab. Until scanner prices drop further, I find the inexpensive MF service at Long's Drug Store in the Fremont Hub a godsend! If you are in the SF Bay Area, please send your MF films there and ask for Wayne, who will put your scans into a CDROM at a resolution per square frame that is almost 3000 X 3000 pixels! He can do TIFF or JPEG. Your patronage will ensure that this service continues! I am pretty sure that this is the one and only Long's Drugstore that has this service. The only down side is they don't have Digital ICE to clean dust spots, but you can do that as post-processing.

I was lucky to chance upon an ancient costumed parade in Alsace that is still carried out annually. Here's a s&le photo; note that you can even see the strands of hair against the blue sky background:

Check out this link for some shots from this recent shoot that was processed at Long's in Fremont. I reduced the image resolutions for the web. Click on any image thumbnail to enlarge:

http://www.rollei-gallery.net/ecky/folder-7264.html