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    Epson 2450 photo scaner

    Hi All, has anyone tried a Epson 2450 Photo scaner for 4*5 and 6*6 negs? Thanks

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    Epson 2450 photo scaner

    Hi David, Unfortunately it seems that Epson 2450 scanner does not accept 4x5 transparencies, only 120 film.

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    Epson 2450 photo scaner

    Hi, There should be a review in the British Journal of Photography on Wednesday 28 Nov. It will compare to a unit 20x it's price!!! By the way the transparency / neg area is 4 inches x 9 inches so it will scan 4x5. regards Bob.

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    Epson 2450 photo scaner

    My apologies. My mistake came directly from Epson french web site wich stated the scanning area for tranparencies at 7,7x22,9cm. Checked on the UK Epson web site which is correct. By the way there are several threads and links about this scanner in the medium format forum.

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    Epson 2450 photo scaner

    Hi I just purchased the Epson 2450 this weekend and my initial scans on 4x5 velvia are excellent !
    Steve Weaver

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    Epson 2450 photo scaner

    I've been using the 2450 to scan 6x6 B&W negs for about 2 weeks now, and (I think) I've more or less got the hang of it. It's capable of scans that can produce 11x11 prints that usually appear as sharp as (sometimes sharper than) my wet darkroom prints of the same size from the same negatives. (I'm printing with an MIS quadtone set on the Epson 1280.) My guess is that the wet darkroom prints might start to have a sharpness advantage as magnification increases further, but I don't know for sure since I don't usually print 6x6 bigger than 11x11 or so. This means you should be able to get good quality prints from 4x5 negs up to about 20x24 (if you have a printer that big). I can't really say anything about how it handles color (although it's done well for me with both chromogenic and traditional B&W film). In addition to the threads on the Medium Format Digest, there's a review of the 2450 at www.virtualtraveller.org.

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    Epson 2450 photo scaner

    I was also interested in the Epson 2450 photo scanner.

    However, this scanner does not support "set focus position" function.

    What this function is:

    when you scan a slide or negative, you need to put the slide or negative in a film holder and then put the holder on top of the glass. There is a space between the film and top of the glass, (and therefore eliminates the Newton rings?), this space is 2.5mm.

    But, when the scanner is out of the factory, the default is to set focus of the lens to "glass top", being 2.5 mm above the glass may throw the lens out of focus? I don't know.

    When a transparency adapter is used, you need to plug in a small plug at the back of the cover, this will tell the scanner driver to re- focus the lens to a position 2.5mm above the glass top, but only if the scanner supports the "set focus position" function.

    This sounds good, right? until I downloaded the source code for Epson's Linux driver. After reading the source code, I believe, this scanner does not support the "set focus position" function, only the Expression1600, Expression1640XL and Expression1680 models support this function.

    So, this factor alone puts me into re-consideration of purchasing this scanner.

    I guess the depth of field will make the image sharp enough, but not the sharpest possible. Although putting the film on top of the glass will generate a sharp scan, it may also generate Newton's rings. But being an relative expensive flatbed scanner ($700 CND), it's a bad desicion for Epson not to support this set focus position function, otherwise 2450 is really a good scanner.

    The review listed above also suggested: putting the film on top of the glass gives better scans.

    Thanks Wenbiao

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    Epson 2450 photo scaner

    On the issue of film holder vs. direct on the glass:

    See also:

    http://www.virtualtraveller.org/epson2450.htm

    and:

    the digital photography section of the forum on www.luminous- landscape.com

    FOR MORE INFO ON THE EPSON 2450

    The British Journal of Photography is doing a review in their Nov. or Dec. 2001 issue.

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    Epson 2450 photo scaner

    I purchased the Epson Expression 2450 Photo scanner about a month ago and it has been used extensively since then. My 4X5 scans using the holder has produced very sharp scans in both B&W and color. I also like the Silverfast software that comes bundled with the printer. It's hard to believe how fast this technology is evolving and how cheap it getting (I paid $399 for the scanner). I have been very satisfied scanning any negatives or transparencies larger that 6X6. I use the firewire cable and the speed is fairly fast. My only complaint is that the 4X5 holder does not hold all of my 4X5 films flat, so they end up on the glass. I believe that the depth of field is great enough that the above mentioned issues (set focus point) have no apparent affect on my prints up to 11X17 from my Epson 1280 printer.

    Regards

    -Jerry Hyman

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    Epson 2450 photo scaner

    Here are some comapirison samples between the Epson 2450 and the Minolta DImage Multi Pro, costing 7 times more.

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