I am posting this for those interested in buying an affordable scanner for negatives. This is my first scan with an Agfa Duoscan T1200. The image is totally unedited except for converting from tiff to jpeg format. Scanned at 150ppi - 8 bit - grayscale.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3076426
The negative is a 5x7 glass plate. Photograph is from the Cincinatti, Ohio, area from around 1910-1913.
I read all the postings on this forum about negative scanners. I wanted to be able to scan up to 8X10 negatives. I am not interested in making large prints, I just wanted the ability to make digital copies of my large format negatives at a reasonable cost. Your descriptions of the T1200 seemed to be what I was looking for. The scanner cost from Ebay including postage was $80.05. The Adaptec 2940 SCSI card from Ebay including postage was $14.90. Total setup cost was $94.95.
This is my very first experience scanning a negative. It will take a while to learn a few of the finer points of scanning. There is dust to get rid of, adjusting the scanner's settings, and some adjustment in photoshop should improve things a lot. Am I happy with my investment ??? YOU BETCHA!!!
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