"Lewis, Gerald", in part, wrote :
>
> I live in an apartment and do not have any darkroom facilities for printing
> paper and while I develop my own b/w negs and occasionally E-6
> transparencies I have to depend on a pro lab for any serious prints. I
> finally decided to purchase a Tamarack 2400FS film scanner. Now I can scan
> my 35mm b/w negs, organize a contact sheet and even print proofs that I can
> edit and crop, etc. and take with me to the printer. I can put in a b/w neg
> and get a positive print, a color neg and get a positive print, a color
> positive slide and get a color positive print...really neat. NOW, I don't
> want to use it to replace traditiional printing, but it does allow me to
> edit and crop my 35mm pics in my home without a real darkroom.
I agree. I *do* have a darkroom, but am finding the scanner is an
excellent tool for various things.
In one way it will replace the darkroom for me: small b+w prints. For
some reason, it seems many people are 'scared' of any print larger than
5x7. "Oh no, an 8x10 is too big!", they'll say, then proceed to ask for
15 4x6's. What a pain in the ass...I *hate* printing 4x6's in the
darkroom, and I don't like 5x7's much better.
Oooohh....an 8x10 is practically a poster...dorks.
Seems an ideal job for the scanner.
Another thing that's nice is how *fast* you can see the results of
cropping. I've used cropping squares and have gotten pretty good at
seeing what's showing up on the easel, but cropping in paint shop gives
you a better idea and does it quickly.
Geez, I crop and use a scanner. I'm such an ass.
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