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    hi
    as a new film user 4x5 , having used a canon d1smk 2 i want to still use pscs2 . what are the best scanners to use and how large of a quality picture can be made from them
    thanks for your help.
    mitch

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    Imacon and Creo scanners will be your best bet for a reasonable price $10k+ (if one considers this reasonable). An Aztek drum scanner will go for far more. One should be able to go to 40x60" with any of these products. Expect to make no more than a 3x enlargement from consumer level scanners and have a print that will look similar to the output of scanners listed above.

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    There's been a lot of discussion here about scanners. If you just search the archives using the word "scanner" you should find plenty of information.
    Brian Ellis
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    Imacon scanners are the best !!!
    Software is perfect, precision optimal. Here in Europe a second hand Precision II goes for USD 3200,-

    regards

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    You should take the above remarks with a grain of salt. It is definitely true that Imacon scanners will give the best results. But you can get quite reasonable results from moderately priced scanners, depending on your aims. For example, according to reports, the Epson 4990 will deliver an effective 30-35 lp/mm. That should allow a 4 X times enlargement to 16 x 20, even if viewers get relatively close. You can go even larger if viewers stay at a normal viewing distance, which is usually taken to be the diagonal of the print. With a moderate priced scanner, however, you may encounter some problems with transparency film, particularly for even slightly overexposed frames. For negative film, b/w or color, you won't have such problems. If you are not ready to lay out many thousands for an Imacon, you can certainly get started with an Epson or similar scanner. Remember also that if you are thinking of making wall sized prints, there are limits to what you can expect from film and lenses. The better the scanner, the less it will further detract, but you can reach a point of diminishing returns in that game.

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