Ben Kleschinsky Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) I recently picked up this 2C49 drum scanner out of a warehouse that was ready for the landfill, it does power on and have software to run it. Here are the specs I have found.. 2000dpi 3.0 D Max 12bit per channel via single PMT No auto focus I had a few who in their opinion thought it was junk, is this scanner capable of anything better than a modern flatbed? I would be using it to scan my 6x6 and 6x7 negatives. Edited August 28, 2017 by Ben Kleschinsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldog Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 If you have a computer you can hook it up to (I suspect it's SCSI), and software, it will produce a much better scan! I had a ScanMate 3000, a newer version. I think the software used on the Mac was called Color Quartet. 1 Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management" (pluralsight.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Kleschinsky Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 If you have a computer you can hook it up to (I suspect it's SCSI), and software, it will produce a much better scan! I had a ScanMate 3000, a newer version. I think the software used on the Mac was called Color Quartet. Yep! I had a few recommending I not bother due to it having only one PMT and no autofocus unlike the 3000, that modern Epson flatbeds should produce better results. I still want to give it a go and see what I get, I have a mounting station now I just need the mylar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Kleschinsky Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 Also not sure if you are supposed to hook up both of those to two parallel ports at the same time. Iff this scanner is capable of anything near good results I definitely want to keep it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldog Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) See below Edited August 29, 2017 by digitaldog Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management" (pluralsight.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldog Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 It's SCIS so one cable goes to the Mac, the other terminated OR run to another SCSI device in a chain. DO NOT hook up while anything is powered! IF you can get this scanner to run, it will blow the doors off any modern and most any flatbed scanner out there (yeah, even a high end flatbed ala Scitex). You need the excellent original software and you'll want to gel mount the film. Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management" (pluralsight.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Kleschinsky Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) It's SCIS so one cable goes to the Mac, the other terminated OR run to another SCSI device in a chain. DO NOT hook up while anything is powered! IF you can get this scanner to run, it will blow the doors off any modern and most any flatbed scanner out there (yeah, even a high end flatbed ala Scitex). You need the excellent original software and you'll want to gel mount the film. If that is the case, exciting news! :D Do the bulbs in these usually need replacing being so old? Edited August 29, 2017 by Ben Kleschinsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Kleschinsky Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 From what I can tell it will either run on Windows XP or OS9, I will try my hand on a parallel to USB adapter if they are anything reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_hodge Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 From what I can tell it will either run on Windows XP or OS9, I will try my hand on a parallel to USB adapter if they are anything reliable. This has been mentioned, but that connection is not parallel - it's SCSI. SCSI used a LOT of different connections, including that Centronics 50-pin. If you have a desktop PC, a PCIE SCSI card is your best bet. LSI Logic and Adaptec are good brands. Adaptec used to sell a USB-SCSI adapter, but I haven't seen one in years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Kleschinsky Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 (edited) This has been mentioned, but that connection is not parallel - it's SCSI. SCSI used a LOT of different connections, including that Centronics 50-pin. If you have a desktop PC, a PCIE SCSI card is your best bet. LSI Logic and Adaptec are good brands. Adaptec used to sell a USB-SCSI adapter, but I haven't seen one in years. Thank you for the clarification, most desktop towers do not have SCSI ports in the back? I had assumed parallel looked the same so were the same, I will look out for a good adapter. A lot of them state, 'SCSI device must supply termination power for adapter to work'. Edited August 30, 2017 by Ben Kleschinsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Kleschinsky Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 Ratoc made a SCSI to Firewire adapter, very nice but now insanely expensive due to it's rarity. I know Belkin made one at one point too, worst case scenario I could try my hand on a USB adapter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles_Webster Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Ratoc made a SCSI to Firewire adapter, very nice but now insanely expensive due to it's rarity. I know Belkin made one at one point too, worst case scenario I could try my hand on a USB adapter. Most USB to SCSI adapters won't work with scanners. Dunno exactly why, but when SCSI ports started to disappear lots of folks seemed to try SCSI to USB adapters with little or no luck. Your best bet are the LSI Logic or Adaptec SCSI boards, if they will fit your computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldog Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Just find a very old and cheap Mac with SCSI on eBay. $222 buys you (among other options) a Quadra which has SCSI. Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management" (pluralsight.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Kleschinsky Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 Just find a very old and cheap Mac with SCSI on eBay. $222 buys you (among other options) a Quadra which has SCSI. Funny I have a Macintosh 512K, not that one yet! I appreciate the warnings, a computer that old would be able to run say Color Trio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_hodge Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Funny I have a Macintosh 512K, not that one yet! I appreciate the warnings, a computer that old would be able to run say Color Trio? Ben, I've been in IT for many years, and have a lot of experience with SCSI. If you can tell me what sort of computer you have, I will try to recommend a connectivity solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Kleschinsky Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 Ben, I've been in IT for many years, and have a lot of experience with SCSI. If you can tell me what sort of computer you have, I will try to recommend a connectivity solution. I have a 2016 iMac and a 2011 MacBook Pro, not very useful in my case. I may end up having to find an older PC desktop with a SCSI, but not too old so I can run the programs necessary to control the scanner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Kleschinsky Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 Seeing I have run into another predicament, the absence of a copyright dongle. I would most likely want to run an old copy of Color Trio, although I heard it is only good up to 8 bits and this being a 12 bit scanner... I do have a 30 day free trial with Color Quartet, but first I need to determine if a rare FireWire adapter would even work as some have noted on reviews I read on amazon for their Nikon CoolScan's. If not, I most definitely need to find an old computer with a SCSI port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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