I also ended up buying a Fujifilm Finepix 4900 Zoom, which probably wasn't necessary, -so I'll probably use it as a nice compact traveling camera.

Unfortunately, as I got into digital, I found out my old Gateway 2000 G6-180 has only parallel ports and the Fuji requires USB. The parallel adapters for it didn't work. So, I'm going to have to update my cumputor as well. My son-in-law photographer says that there will be something coming out that's faster then USB ports. I think he said "fire-wall" or something like that.

Anyway, I'm just getting into digital, so I'm quite ignorant about it. It's going to get more involved then I at first thought. Maybe someday I can post something on the websites.

 Re: Any Ideas On A Great Scanner??? Van 20:17:51 04/21/01 (0)
 Re: Any Ideas On A Great Scanner??? Des 20:17:22 03/23/01 (4)
 Agfa Duo drphoto 16:32:23 04/09/01 (0)

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 Re: Any Ideas On A Great Scanner??? Van 20:17:51 04/21/01 (0)
 Re: Any Ideas On A Great Scanner??? Des 20:17:22 03/23/01 (4)
 Agfa Duo drphoto 16:32:23 04/09/01 (0)
 Re: Any Ideas On A Great Scanner??? klaus 04:02:51 03/24/01 (0)
 Imacon Flextight?????? YEOW BATMAN! jj 21:45:41 03/23/01 (1)
 Re: Imacon Flextight?????? YEOW BATMAN! Keith 22:48:11 03/23/01 (0)

Best,
Des

I can't afford it.

But it is a wonderful scanner.

I have a Minolta Scan Multi for up to 6x7 (well 6x9 but I only go to 6x7), it's pretty good, but the resolution isn't as good for medium format, still I get good sized CLEAN scans (i.e. I don't have to average to get rid of scan noise).

The medium format adapter is a blankety-blank expletive-deleted sexual-innuendoing dust magnet, though.

It can JUST do K25 to a decent level of darkness. The imacon goes to another OD down, and undoubtedly would be much better on K25. --- If you can afford the thing.
JJ

You might want to check them out -- the new Nikons claim a d4.2 range, which, for $8000 less, might rival the Imacron.

If Imacon (which starts at something like USD 7000 if I'm not mistaken) is too pricey, well... you're going to have two scanners.

One - for 35mm. Quite a few models around USD 1000-1500.
A pack of models in USD 500-700 area (where the first pick is Nikon, it is a Great Scanner). Finally, there is Acer 2720 at about USD 250 (performs not bat at all but weak mechanics). Stay away from products targeted exclusively for home fun use (basic Microtek, Acer, Kodak Photosmart. I have a Kodak Photosmart from 1997 and by now it's dying mechanically after scanning not more than a thousand negatives).
Anyway, look at reviews at www.photographyreview.com

Another - a flatbed for for larger media. Don't know this segment well.

Tube image was taken with a $45 flatbed scanner.

Agfa has great customer support. When I first hooked this up I was getting dark bands in the blue channel, which appeared as orange stripes in the composite view. They sent me a new machine, before I sent the original back. Alas, the problem was SCCI related. (I had to put the scanner on its own bus.)

Of course, you can never beat a good drum scan when you really need quality. The best is the ScanMate 11000, but that's serious (like 30K) money.

Now dump that Gateway and get a real graphics computer... a Mac! (sure I'll get flamed for that, but just my 2 cents) jh.

PS: check out inkjetmall.com if you're into fine art prints. They make greyscale inks (and profiles) for Epson printers, 'cause you probably realize you can't get a decent B/W print w/ color inks. (Even Epson agrees)

You will basically have a photo studio with this combo!
You have the film developed and scan and print what you like.

;o)

Van