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Phil:
> While I am waiting for a digital back for my OMs . . I thought I would
> buy a digital 35mm scanner - the PrimeFilm 1800 looks like a good
> deal?
I am not familiar with that brand. I would be sure to go poke around
photo.net and look at the reviews.
> Any experience/suggestions?
The first decision *I* had to make was flatbed vs. film scanner. In the
end, I went and bought an Epson 2450 flatbed scanner. It has a
slide/film attachment and can scan at 2400dpi. I had a lot of old
family prints that I wanted to scan, so the flatbed was the way to go
for me. It will not do slides as well as a good dedicated film scanner,
but does a passable job for on-screen images and small reprints. It
will also scan medium format films. If I want to make a large print
(11x17+) from a slide, I would go borrow my friends Nikon film scanner.
The biggest "wish I had gotten..." feature that I hear about is infrared
scan capability to be able to filter out dust specs from the image.
> Anyone here use Linux with photo software?
The basic open source scanning software that comes with many Linux
distributions is Xsane. It seems to do a reasonable job. Many people
rave about Vuescan ($40 shareware, http://www.hamrick.com/). I have
purchased a copy and use it, but I can't say that I take advantage of a
lot of its advanced features (yet).
The biggest issue that I had with using Linux was getting USB support to
work. It's not difficult but there are a few things you need to do. Go
find the Linux USB FAQ for details.
Last thing: http://www.scantips.com - great site.
Hope this helps,
-bill
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