[pure-silver] Re: digital photo list? epson 4990 scanner?

  • From: "Dave Valvo" <dvalvo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 21:26:34 -0400

I just bought one too.  Had it three weeks and haven't plugged it in yet.

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shannon Stoney" <sstoney@xxxxxxx>
To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 9:15 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] digital photo list? epson 4990 scanner?


> Is there a digital photography list? I have a question about the
> Epson 4990 scanner and scanning big negatives on it.
>
> In case it's ok to ask that question here:  I looked at  one of these
> scanners today. It seems that when  you scan an 8x10 negative or
> transparency, the film sits right on the glass.  I would think that
> that could cause newton rings or focus problems.  The holders for
> other sizes of film hold the film about 1mm away from the glass.  I
> read somewhere on the internet that the focus for this scanner is
> sort of between 0 (on the glass) and 1mm (in the holders).  So I
> wonder if you can tell in the prints that the focus is not spot on.
> Maybe this doesn't matter.
>
> But what about the newton rings?
>
> --shannon
>
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