Re: filmscanners: epson flatbed transparency adaptor?

2001-04-16 Thread Bill Baker
I've been using an Expression 800 Pro (which includes the TPU) for over a year now. The TPU hood replaces the reflective cover, but it has an opaque, reflective insert for doing reflective scans. Works great. What doesn't work well are the film holders. The lousy Epson filmholders have

Re: filmscanners: epson flatbed transparency adaptor?

2001-04-16 Thread Acer V
Bill; thanks. what i'm doing now is looking around to see if i can grab a used one for 50$ to try out. it it works OK, so much the better. if not, no big loss :) and in the meantime, save for a real filmscanner :) even w/ 600dpi i hope i can get passable 640x480 size scans. we shall see just how

Re: filmscanners: epson flatbed transparency adaptor?

2001-04-15 Thread Acer V
On Sat, 14 Apr 2001, Larry Berman wrote: 1200, they both take the same adapter. Depending on the quality (and I'm serious here) of your original slides, it might work for you. I got a i have a few slides, the "keepers" out of many rolls, but i'm not doing much slide shots, not do i plan to.

Re: filmscanners: epson flatbed transparency adaptor?

2001-04-15 Thread Acer V
yes, the native res is 600dpi optical (altho they claim 600x2400 hardware res (what is that? i know optical and interpolated, but hardware is a new term)...is there a reason one dimension can be scanned at a higher res?). so no 8x10? oh well, i'll print 4x6 if needed. thanks, /Acer V -- dum

Re: filmscanners: epson flatbed transparency adaptor?

2001-04-15 Thread Maris V. Lidaka, Sr.
nday, April 15, 2001 12:49 AM Subject: Re: filmscanners: epson flatbed transparency adaptor? | yes, the native res is 600dpi optical (altho they claim 600x2400 hardware | res (what is that? i know optical and interpolated, but hardware is a new | term)...is there a reason one dimension can be scann

Re: filmscanners: epson flatbed transparency adaptor?

2001-04-15 Thread Maris V. Lidaka, Sr.
- Original Message - From: "Acer V" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 12:49 AM Subject: Re: filmscanners: epson flatbed transparency adaptor? | yes, the native res is 600dpi optical (altho they claim 600x2400 hardware | res (what is th

Re: filmscanners: epson flatbed transparency adaptor?

2001-04-15 Thread Acer V
Maris; gotcha,thanks /Acer V -- dum spiro, spero http://student.ucr.edu/~siddim01

filmscanners: epson flatbed transparency adaptor?

2001-04-14 Thread Acer V
pls. note this is being sent to TWO lists (so you don't reply to BOTH g) might be slighly OT for both lists...(neither FILMscanner nor OM specific) has anyone used the transparency adaptor for the epson perfection 636u? from a picture in the scanner's manual, it appears to have it's own

Re: filmscanners: epson flatbed transparency adaptor?

2001-04-14 Thread Larry Berman
I've used it a few times on my Perfection 636 and then on my Perfection 1200, they both take the same adapter. Depending on the quality (and I'm serious here) of your original slides, it might work for you. I got a decent 4x6 print from a 35mm slide but it was a "perfectly exposed" slide that