Originally Posted by
George Stewart
You can absolutely scan 4x5 on the Imacon 343- I have. Further more, I've scanned 4x5 Polaroid Type 55 (with the rough edges) and 4x10 on the 343. One does not have to cut or chop the film to do so. For conventional 4x5, the 6x12 film holder is used to scan slightly more than half the film. For the next scan, just shift the film over to do the other side. Part of the film does stick out from under the magnet, but not beyond the edge of the holder. When scanning 4x5, the magnetic wheel that guides the holder into the scanner does ride on top of the film itself, but without any scratching that I've noticed. For larger films like Type 55 and 4x10 I used the 6x17 holder.
If you are doing mostly, and many 4x5 scans, I'd recommend a scanner that will do 4x5 without the stitching-it's alot of work. If one does mostly MF and smaller with some 4x5 scans, once in a while, I highly recommend the Imacon 343.
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