claytontullos

It scanned in this slide.

 

http://claytonman.com/images/texastech/hand1.jpg

I use the Plustek 7200.

I managed to get a fantastic looking 16x20 print off of some sensia 100 slide film scanned with this scanner.

Well you can always order larger prints... I get mine from whcc.com

 

Anyway, it is the general expectation that Canon will release new bodies at the conferance next month (feb)... so I would play the waiting game.

Uhh it would more than a few ounces, closer to a few pounds.

 

Anyway, there are some external hard drives with built in compact flash readers.

 

Or you could just bring a laptop along.

The grand canyon image was processed at a local camera store and the girl was processed at a Walgreens(drug store). Funny thing though is that my film from Walgreens was much less scratched that the film from my local store.

Les, it was strongly backlit. In fact the sun is just out of frame in the upper left hand corner. I do agree though that the image has a substantial amount of grain, but I did not alter the brightness. All I did was to remove scratches/dust.

 

This image http://claytonman.com/images/texastech/girl2.jpg at 7200x5700 was also scanned in, but the film used was Fuji 400 (I think it was provia, but I am not sure..)

 

Here is a 100% crop of it.. http://claytonman.com/images/texastech/girl2foot.jpg

Well I scan that high so I can get 11x14's at 300dpi. I know I still make the images smaller, but I like to get as much information out of the photo as I can.

opps I messed up the links

 

http://claytonman.com/images/grandcanyon/groupcanyon1sm.jpg

 

http://claytonman.com/images/grandcanyon/jonniehead.jpg

It appears that I am quite possibly the only on the on this fourm

that has one of these scanners so I thought I would post an example of

what it can do.

 

The following photo was scanned in at 7200 x 5719, the negative was

Fuji Reala 100.

 

1024x805

http://claytonman.com/images/groupcanyon1sm.jpg

 

100% crop

http://claytonman.com/images/jonniehead.jpg

 

This scanner is not as user friendly as the Dimage IV (I have used the

Dimage briefly), but I can get very good looking prints out of this

little machine. I have 11x14 prints that are pretty darn good looking.

 

Anyway, I just thought I would post this for the good of this fourm.

 

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Clayton

I own the Plustek 7200, and the 11x14 prints look really good (negatives). Although it has the resolution to go to 16x20 I am afraid of how it may look.

Well I am probably the only one on this site with the Plustek 7200, it does a good job. I can post examples of images scanned if requested.

Well you wont be able to do any real enlargements, not beyond the original size.

I happen to have 2 74gb raptors in Raid0, the performance is excellent.

 

Mine maintain 110mb/s read speed through out the length of the drive.

 

One raptors read speed tops out at around 70mb/s.

Well the resolution that is offered for that $2.88 is only big enough for you to print out a 4x6. Hardly worth it in my opinion.

Well I have decided to get the Plustek. I have access to the Minolta so I will post a definitive comparasion between the two sometime over my Christmas break.

Which is the better scanner through image quality? Thats really my question.

I am currently in the market for a 35mm film/negative scanner. My

budget is fairly tight. I was wondering what everyone thinks about the:

 

Plustek OpticFilm 7200

Konica Minolta Scan Dual IV

 

 

The Plustek has the better specs (at 7200dpi), but I have a hard time

finding someone with personal experiance with it.

 

I would like to have the option to print at about 11x14.

 

 

Thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.

I hope that too, but I already have a polarizing filter which I leave attached.

My mistake, I bought Reala.

I ended up buying 6 Velvia 100 rolls. I do however have 5 rolls of Gold 200, I can use those as back up.

 

 

Any particular setting's (shutter/f-stop) recomendations?

Yes, I am planning on taking my light weight tripod with me.

Well I would like to make some decent sized enlargements and from what I understand slide film is better for that. However, I am afriad to mess up the exposures and ruin the slides.

I am going to the Grand Canyon, specifically the Tanner Trail on the

South Rim. I would like to hear suggestions as to what type of film to

use. I am a relativly inexperienced, I would take to heart any

suggestions you might have.

 

The Camera that I will be using is a Canon Elan 7n with a 50/1.8 lens.

 

I will be there for about 5 days.

Here is just a basic question.

 

Which can be enlarged more; 35mm negatives or slide?