[LargeFormat] Enlarging
Clive Warren
largeformat@f32.net
Thu May 3 10:01:37 2001
At 08:55 01/05/01 +0100, philip Lambert wrote:
>I would like to make big prints from rollfilm negatives but have no room and
>no remaining interest in wet darkroom working. Is it practical to scan in
>rollfilm negatives or 'chromes into my PC and print at least A4 and
>hopefully A3 in colour to a photographic quality- working in the light? I
>see a stream of new inkjet printers on the market and some give poor
>results.
>Would anybody know of a good printer for up to $500? Thanks Philip
Philip,
The most expensive part of the equation will be the scanner. Dedicated
film scanners are rather expensive and flat bed scanners are a bit of a
compromise. One of the most cost effective options currently available is
the Microtek ScanMaker 4 which was on special offer bundled with SilverFast
scanning software. The model 4 has been superceded by a more expensive
model which has the same CCD and internal components but a better optical
system allowing higher res scans (so the manufacturers say).
The ScanMaker4 has a trannie/film tray so is not following the route of
most other flat bed scanners that carry out their scans through the glass.
I was lucky enough to pick one up recently and am very happy with it. Have
a look in the list archives for a longer discussion.
The Epson printers are probably the best purchase for photographic repro. -
there are issues of colour casts from some of the most recent printers -
there is probably a lot of info. on these issues on the newsgroups or znet.
Cheers,
Clive