Dear John I wonder are you on the trail of a false economy here. I note that epson have the v500 scanner available refurbished for $149 on their web site. This one does medium format transparencies as well. however if you are UK based this may not be a good option. All the best Laurence Cuffe On Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at 11:18AM, "John Wild" <JWild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >Hi Austin, > >Thanks. My scanner does not have a transparency adapter and I am trying >to do it on the cheap with existing equipment. ;-). Is there a third >party adapter which can be used on any scanner? > >Regards > >John > >-----Original Message----- >From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Austin Franklin >Sent: 17 June 2008 14:01 >To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Scanning sheets of colour negatives > > >Hi John, > >> One problem with colour negatives, scanned in colour using a flatbed >> scanner, is the resultant granularity. I guess it's to do with the >> pixel spacing on the scanner head (ie one pixel for each colour in a >group). > >If you are referring to how a digital camera sensor array is done, using >a Bayer pattern where each sampled "location" is only one color, a >scanner is different. They use tri-linear sensors, therefore every >sampled "location" >gets all three colors. > >I scan my sheeted negatives, both color and B&W, using an Epson 836XL >with a transparency adapter (light source on top of the scanner that >follows the sensor array). They come out great. 800PPI, not enough to >make any sizable prints out of, but great for "contact" sheets. > >So, if you are not using a transparency adapter, I strongly suggest you >do. > >Regards, > >Austin > >--- >Rollei List > >- Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >- Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' >in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > >- Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in >the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > >- Online, searchable archives are available at >//www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > > >--- >Rollei List > >- Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >- Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' >in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > >- Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > >- Online, searchable archives are available at >//www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list