What film scanner are you using?

I'm thinking of getting a flatbed film scanner and I'm interested in what
others are using. Right now I am looking at:

Epson 2450 or 3200
Microtek ScanMaker 5900 or 6800

Thanks,
Bill
http://www.williamkaroly.com

Bill Karoly wrote:
 > I'm thinking of getting a flatbed film scanner and I'm interested in what
 > others are using. Right now I am looking at:
 >
 > Epson 2450 or 3200
 > Microtek ScanMaker 5900 or 6800
 >
 > Thanks,
 > Bill
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 >
 >

I don't know about the Microteks. The Epson 3200 or 2450 are adequate
for much medium format work. You won't get the same results as you
would from a 4000 ppi film scanner or a drum scan, but you will be able
to make 11 x 14 prints at least and larger if the viewer doesn't get
right up close to the print. (Normal viewing distance is usually
considered to be the diagonal of the print, but some of us insist on
putting are noses right up against the print.)

I had an Epson 2450 and now have a 3200. The 3200 is quite a bit
faster, but there is not a large improvement in the resolution of fine
detail, perhaps 10 percent for my units.

See some examples of resolution for the 2450 at
math.northwestern.edu/~len/photos/page/e2450.html

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