Regarding an idea for back-illuminating MF negatives on a flatbed scanner, gfen wrote: > I've tried this, and let me make it simple: Don't bother. :)
> I went though the same thoughts, except 4x5 instead of 6x7. The easiest > solution for me was to give up and buy a Umax Astra 4450 which comes > with a 4x5 lit section of the top. Thanks for those words of warning. My cheap flatbed actually has a back-illuminating source in the lid, used for scanning 35mm slides and negatives. Actually works pretty well, and with some hardware tricks that Canon implemented, I can get 2400-ppi scans -- good for 8x10 prints. This lamp in the lid is quite a bit bigger than a 35mm frame, but I don't know how much of a 6x7 frame it would illuminate. How well does that Umax scanner work (resolution, Dmax, etc.)? Current price? Thanks again, Bill Peifer Rochester, NY - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
