David Higgs
7-Jun-2011, 22:50
I've got a chance on getting a working condition Lanovia plus an old Mac to drive it.
Currently using an Epson V750 and after a year am getting pretty good scans out of it, however for a forthcoming exhibition I got some drum scans done and have now 'seen the light' there is a significant improvement in microcontrast and fine shadow detail. The Epson now acts as a quick and dirty scanner, with anything to be printed large going to be drummed.
Whilst a drum scanner looks like a whole new skill to learn, one of the professional flat beds seems less daunting. I've got the room to house one of these monsters and the price seems to be coming down, an Eversmart and Mac went yesterday for £53.
Couple of questions - firstly I hope I'm right that the Lanovia would be a significant improvement on the V750, although I can get good 20 inch prints from 4x5 and even some MF, any larger is getting into mushy territory. 35mm is pretty useless as we know ( and I'll like to digitize some of my subaqua published work from the 90s)
The seller hasn't got any transport locks for the scanner - does that rule it out, its got to travel 100 miles on a pallet? Any support available in the UK if/when it goes wrong? Any other advice or scanners I should be looking at - Imacons seem to keep their value and are getting out of my price range.
Thanks in advance
Currently using an Epson V750 and after a year am getting pretty good scans out of it, however for a forthcoming exhibition I got some drum scans done and have now 'seen the light' there is a significant improvement in microcontrast and fine shadow detail. The Epson now acts as a quick and dirty scanner, with anything to be printed large going to be drummed.
Whilst a drum scanner looks like a whole new skill to learn, one of the professional flat beds seems less daunting. I've got the room to house one of these monsters and the price seems to be coming down, an Eversmart and Mac went yesterday for £53.
Couple of questions - firstly I hope I'm right that the Lanovia would be a significant improvement on the V750, although I can get good 20 inch prints from 4x5 and even some MF, any larger is getting into mushy territory. 35mm is pretty useless as we know ( and I'll like to digitize some of my subaqua published work from the 90s)
The seller hasn't got any transport locks for the scanner - does that rule it out, its got to travel 100 miles on a pallet? Any support available in the UK if/when it goes wrong? Any other advice or scanners I should be looking at - Imacons seem to keep their value and are getting out of my price range.
Thanks in advance