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: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
> [mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk] On Behalf Of Tony Sleep
> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 10:15 PM
> To: wogears@fast.net
> 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 -
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