best options for 8x10 scanning

[roger michel]

what are the options for scanning 8x10 negs?? does the 4870 take 8x10??

thanks!!

[Doug Dolde]

Do a search or browse the 'Digital" section. This has been discussed many times here.

[CXC]

Microtek makes a couple of 8x10 scanners, the i900 and the 1800f. But why bother with 8x10 if you are going to scan? Unless you prefer shooting with the larger camera, or plan on printing really huge, IMHO 4x5 is plenty big. Personally, I need a REALLY good reason not to use ReadyLoads...

[David A. Goldfarb]

Old Agfa Duoscans can do 8x10", and the quality is pretty good. Try to get the HiD model, if you can, which has the best Dmax. It also has one of the best interfaces I've used. These things are really cheap (often under $100), but require a SCSI connection. Here's a 4x5" scan I did on the Duoscan yesterday--


http://www.apug.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=854

Details--Astia, Tech V, 11.5" Verito, f:32, 1/4 sec. (as fast as I can fire the shutter), scanned at 800 dpi 16 bit, downsized and converted to 8 bit. Max resolution on mine is 1000 dpi.

[roger michel]

as for the why, i am going to try my hand at my own gigapixel project. i am going to make the highest resolution negative i can in 8x10, then scan it at 4800dpi -- 9600dpi, then print out an 8 foot by ten foot print (in strips) on my friend's new epson 4000 printer. we have spent a lot of time calibrating the thing and working with various aftermarket printer drivers and really feel like we are getting some good prints. needless to say, it's the kind of thing we will only do once in all probability, but a fun holiday week project nonetheless.

may well just get the neg scanned at a shop since it's a one-off.

thanks!!

[roger michel]

thanks again for your help!! cool stuff david.

[Henry Ambrose]

I suggest the Epson 1680 with tranparency adaptor - and I'm selling mine - write me directly if you are interested.
The Agfas are pretty good (but maybe a bit old these days) but I'd go for the 2500 model especially if you want to go with bigger prints, its a big step up from the Duoscan. I've owned and used both.

[Ralph Barker]

At those resolutions, Roger, your only real option is a drum scan from a commercial service. None of the 8x10-capable desktop scanners will come close to those resolutions.

[Brett Wylie]

Umax makes a scanner that will scan 8x10. Used market.

[Leslie Gordon]

Does anyone have any sample scans (8x10 film or transparency) done with the Microtek i900?