On Nov 9, 2007, at 9:43 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: >> Have you tried VueScan? =Much= better scanning >> software, though the user interface is lousy. >> > Thanks, Rick. I have a copy of VueScan. The results are a little > better, but with my scanner VueScan has to rely on Canon's > drivers. The > real solution here is for me to get a scanner that doesn't suck. > Preferably one from a company other than Canon.
You need a film scanner. The best currently on the market are from Nikon, unless you have the big bucks for an Imacon ... ! Either the Nikon Coolscan IV ED or Coolscan V ED would be great. I bought a IV a year or so back for $235 from KEH.com, with all standard accessories, and later added the APS film carrier (I still have a lot of APS film in the freezer and a Contax Tix, one superb little camera). I drive it with VueScan. It produces fantastic results... this from APS B&W http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/large/19-half.jpg Reflecting, London 2001 Canon EOS IX, 50mm f/1.4 Advantix BW, scanned with Nikon Coolscan IV An Epson V700 flatbed scanner will net the best scans you can get from medium format short of paying for a dedicated Nikon Coolscan 9000 film scanner (modulo the V750's wet scanning attachment ... but even the guys at the pro shop nearby don't see it worth the extra money) or sending the negs out to a good pro shop with an Imacon scanner. Again, I drive the V700 with VueScan ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/large/19b-half.jpg Leonard Iron & Metal, Virginia 2006 Pentax 645 + A35/3.5 Tri-X in XTOL, Scanned with Epson V700 Yes, I like B&W ... ;-) enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
