You don't have to buy one if you find a company or individual photographer who has such a scanner and can do scans for you. Here in the US such service is available. In UAE you might have to look harder, but can probably find - or mail you negs for scanning.
Typically pricing for such scans is quite reasonable although the scans are not as high quality as drum scans. Print size of 24x30 is no problem with this type scan.
I know just enough to be dangerous !
We have one lab that can do scan, they have Imacon not sure which model, but i was wondering when i asked them if they can scan 8x10 then they said yes but with another scanner than the Imacon one, could be a drum scanner? It is the best lab and maybe the only lab in the whole country, i always use them for my color films and they did a great job, very few times for B&W as i do that at home myself but i tested them to check quality of their processing.
Still i would like to afford an Imacon or Flextight X5 or better a drum scanner, they charge about $8 for B&W and color neg, but they charge about $15 for one 4x5 sheet, more for one 8x10 sheet.
Kleb Farm a week ago today.
Toyo 45A, HP5+, 125mm Fujinon W, Xtol 1:1
very nice the texture and tone is great
Cemetery gate at the San Miguel Mission in San Miguel, CA.
Acros/xtol, Rodenstock Sironar-n 150mm, 1/125 @ f16.5
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