I'm rather intrigued at the number of these that have suggested the flatbed Epson Perfection models. Upon some research, I found that most of this scanner series has complete SANE drivers, sports relatively high resolutions, and comes at a very affordable price. For this reason, I'm starting to seriously consider the Epson Perfection 2400P, with its 2400x4800 DPI at 48 bits, the 35mm film-strip adapter thingy (whether this is equitable to a dedicated film scanner or not is questionable, but this flatbed does indeed deliver twice as many DPI as the film scanner I had been considering previously), and its very low price: $129 at Circuit City. Considering the praise these receive from Gentoo users I've asked...
Someone mentioned that 35mm film scanning becomes impractical below 2000 DPI. I'm inclined to agree, but I'm happy to report that this scanner shoots me above said threshold (not by much, though). I don't need an absurdly high resolution, though, especially when you consider what I intend to use this for.
I am an amateur photographer. I also like to dabble in graphic design, so I usually end up trying to integrate the two fields. The result is a project I'm working on at the moment (it's, for once, coming along nicely) which is an attempt to fuse a digital photographic portfolio with writing and high-end graphics. I hope to treat it like a working resume. The images contained there would certainly not be large, and would serve a variety of functions ranging from becoming elements of the design itself to simple galleries accompanied by text in some form. We're not talking about massive detail here. This is a web presence; size is limited. I don't intend to provide full-size copies. It's good for me to have them on-hand, in either case.
Digital photography, some argue, is the wave of the future. I frankly don't care for it when it stands alone. The inherent detail of 35mm film still far surpasses the images that can be produced by any digital camera today and it suffices for my purposes to use a scanner as an intermediary between the film and the computer. Aside from the web-work, I intend to touch up the images for distribution in one form or another. As I said, though, the primary function is to establish a portfolio.
Thanks again, guys. :]
-- Matthew Vaughn mvaughn (at) nethershaw (dot) com Writing and the Graphic Arts http://www.nethershaw.com
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