Hi! I use an Epson 1600 for MF work. The supplied carriers don't permit making a contact sheet for a full 35mm roll, but they are beautifully made and produce good film flatness. For a contact sheet, you could just lay the negs on the copyboard. I have read of people doing that with excellent results. I paid less than $300US for the unit with the tranny head (both new) on ebay...
Les > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Sleep > Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 10:15 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Cheapo scanner for contact prints > > > Peter Marquis-Kyle wrote: > > > I use an old Microtek ScanMaker III (similar to the Umax > Powerlook 2). > > It was an ebay purchase too -- I won't say how much it cost > (it would > > sound like > > bragging) > > but it was less than Tony paid > > This week, I predict, e-Bay prices of old sometime-classy > flatbeds with 10x8 film hoods will mysteriously increase due > to a sudden demand... :) > > The good thing about cannibalising a Paterson frame is that > by overlaying film edges it gets 6 strips of 6 35mm into the > 10x8 scanning area. Not so handy if yours are cut into 7's or > 4's, of course. Ditto 6x6 in 3's, if yours are in 4's. Just a > bit of plain glass from a cheap picture frame would be fine > if you don't mind laying them out manually. > > Regards > > Tony Sleep - http://www.halftone.co.uk > -------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------- > Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with > 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe > filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
