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Subject: [Leica] OT: Good B+W Lab
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 12:20:14 -0500
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Experimented with different approaches and different scanners Jim.
Did try scanning through sleeves.
Found it to be far less than advantageous for my taste.
I wanted to "see" as much information as possible
(rather than just a rough idea).
In the end I treated the scanner much as a contact printer.
In the case of 35mm I arranged the negs and covered them with a sheet  
of glass.
120, 4x5 and 8x10 negs didn't require that "flattening" step.
Many scanners came with frames for this purpose
(I have a few frames from other scanners which didn't work out for  
one reason or another).

I use an old Epson 1600; but any scanner with a transparency module  
will work.

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist

On May 3, 2010, at 12:10 PM, James Laird wrote:

> George,
>
> Did you scan them in printfile holders or 'in the raw'. How did you
> keep them from moving around when you put them in the scanner?
> Practice?
>
> Jim Laird
>
> On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 11:58 AM, James Laird  
> <digiratidoc at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Now that is a GREAT idea. Thanks.
>>
>> Jim Laird
>>
>> On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 10:28 AM, George Lottermoser  
>> <imagist3 at mac.com> wrote:
>>> If you're going all digital (but for the film)
>>> you may want to consider
>>> scanning the negatives as a group on a flat bed scanner.
>>> That's what I was doing during the last of my film days.
>>> worked well and allowed me to view on screen as with a loupe.
>>> Printed on laser printer and filed with film.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> George Lottermoser
>>> george at imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>>
>>> On May 2, 2010, at 11:58 PM, James Laird wrote:
>>>
>>>> Of course the cameras and film will actually be the only  
>>>> 'traditional'
>>>> part. I intend to scan, photoshop and print the shots I like  
>>>> from the
>>>> contact sheet. I just felt like giving film another try.  
>>>> Probably just
>>>> 'middle aged' crazy but it'll be fun.
>>>
>>>
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