[LargeFormat] Scanning and Printing 8x10 film format

[philip Lambert]

Thanks a lot, Clive. What printers are good ?(A4 will suffice) I am told the
Canon S800 is one of the best but it costs £300.  Is this what I should
spend or should I choose a cheaper one and aim to replace it in a couple of
years given the way technology advances?  Philip
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clive Warren" <cocam@cableinet.co.uk>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 5:36 PM
Subject: [LargeFormat] Scanning and Printing 8x10 film format


> At 3:38 pm +0000 17/12/01, philip Lambert wrote:
> >I don't enjoy darkroom working and don't have room for one.  Is it
possible
> >to replace an enlarger and darkroom by putting a sharp 8x10 print on a
> >scanner and printing it on an inkjet printer to A3 format?. This is below
x2
> >magnification so sharpness might remain good. Philip
>
>
> The short answer is ....yes!
>
> Everyone will have their own preferences for kit and I hope people
> will speak up if they are doing something similar.
>
> My own setup is a Microtek ScanMaker 4 together with an Epson
> printer. The printer is only A4 but a friend has the A3 version and
> having seen the results have to say that it would be hard to beat -
> except in the darkroom of course :-)
>
> The ScanMaker 4 has been superceded but is an excellent scanner that
> has trays for anything up to 8x10 trannies in addition to the normal
> flatbed glass top for prints. These scanners may still be on offer
> and if you can find one then snap it up as the new replacement costs
> an arm and leg and in my opinion does not buy you much over the
> original ScanMaker 4. I think the main difference is the the
> ScanMaker 4 has a SCSI connection and the later version has USB.
> There is a  claim for greater optical resolution with the new scanner
> but someone would have to prove that to me. The ScanMaker 4 is also
> usually packaged with SilverFast scanning software that is about the
> best you can get. (Waits for cries of "oh no it isn't!" and "oh yes
> it is!" - hey it's panto season here in the UK)
>
> Cheers,
>         Clive
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