[filmscanners] Re: 120 film scanners - which to get?

["James L. Sims" <jlsims@knology.net>]

I have seen surprisingly good results from Epson's Perfection 3200 Pro
flat top scanner. I'm sure that their later models do a good job as
well.  Also, although a little more than your stated price range,
Polaroid still advertises their SprintScan 120 in the U.S. (I've seen it
as low as $1500 from one of their "approved" dealers).  I have had a 120
for almost three years and am very satisfied with it.

Jim Sims

Austin Franklin wrote:

>Tomek,
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>>I'm a bit dissappointed by the number of comments as I thought that more
>>people would be able to give an advice on what the options are for MF film
>>quality scanning at the price of about 1000-1200 $.
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>If you are a bit technically inclined, I would highly recommend a
>Leafscan45.  For color, it is slower than current scanners, as it is a three
>pass scanner, but for B&W, it has a true B&W mode (does not scan B&W in RGB)
>and is as fast as a modern scanner, and IMO gives superior results.  The
>software is spartan, but complete and will allow you to get exceptional
>scans with no (IMO unnecessary) frills.  It handles any format up to 4x5
>that you can get a Beseler 45 holder for, and has a very superb set of
>rotating film holders.  If you are interested, I can tell you more.
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>If you scan mostly B&W, it's really a good option, given the quality of the
>scans and the format flexibility.  For color, as I said, though it gives
>exceptional scans, it can be slow.
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>Regards,
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>Austin
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