Re: OT: scanning info for list photographers

[Omar <omar@natasha.org>]

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You guys are pretty fanatical about this stuff heheh.
Not saying that's bad,  I'm that way about other things...
What kind of file sizes do you get with such scans? must be massive....
do you guys use jpeg or is it avoided cause of the lossy compression?


At 11:30 AM 1/26/2000 , you wrote:
>If the Flat bed has high enough resolution, sure. a REGULAR flatbed? No.
>It should be at LEAST 1600x3200 optical resolution for 120 size and up
>size films. It wouldn't do at all for serious 35mm work.
>
>Jerry
>
>Omar wrote:
> >
> > Is it possible to scan negatives on a regular flatbed scanner? or do you
> > need something funky?
> >
> > At 09:02 AM 1/25/2000 , you wrote:
> >
> > >On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Jerry Olson wrote:
> > >
> > > > Does anyone have their 1600 Epson scanner yet? Mine is supposed to be
> > > > here Friday. I can hardly wait, as I have several hundred 120 and 4x5
> > > > Negs I want to scan and play with.
> > >
> > >
> > >Looks like you'll have to play with
> > >something else for a couple more days,
> > >Jerry.   ;-)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >rafe b.
> > >
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