Flat bed scanner?

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John Rountree

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Does anyone know of a flat bed scanner that is capable of scanning a 5 x 7 negative (glass plate) that retails in the $300 price range? Thanks for your help.
 
I have the Epson 4870 which I think does up to two 4x5s in a holder at one time. Like the others said, the 4990 would work and I think the V700 and V750 would, too. Nikon and Minolta made 4x5 multi scanners that are around used.
 
The Epson 2450 which I bought used on *bay for around $100 US has a 4 inch wide by 9 inch long light source in the lid. It will do 4x5 negatives fine, because the holder aligns the short side of the negative with the 4 inch width.

I have scanned the old 5x7 negatives that I have by placing them flat on the glass and allowing the scanner to crop them to 4x7. This has worked for all of those that I have encountered so far.

I have had no luck whatsoever in scanning negatives with a flatbed scanner that has no light source in the lid.

Jim N.
 
Thanks for our suggestions. Actually, this is going to be used to scan glass plates from early 20th century. Again, thanks, but if there are more ideas, feel free to add.
 
No more new 4990

No more new 4990

cmedin said:
Refurbished Epson 4990 maybe?
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except whats overpriced in the distribution pipeline. None on the Epson site. No refurbs over a month now, and the new 4990 is discontinued. A used 4990 LNIB went on eBay two days ago for over $500.

Used w/o software and/or masks going for over $400 consistently on eBay.

Insanity surrounds current purchasing of 4990's. It's almost less expensive to step up for the V700 at $500 to $550 from various sources.
 
Those prices are insane.

BTW, I read recently that V700 scanners are occasionally being offered as refurbs from the Epson Store for a decent price. You have to catch them soon after they pop up though because they go pretty fast.

Doug
 
Hello
Standard B&W 6x6 negatives can be scanned in an ordinary flatbed scanner with a strong (60 W) light above them (ground glass plate over the film). Three examples here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joaofreitas/
Scanned, converted to negative, slight enhancement of whites (they can still be improved with photoshop). It may worth a try with glass plates...
Best regards
Joao
 
For that size I'll second the 2450 recommendation. Great scanner. For MF or if you must scan 35mm then the newer 700 or 4990 series would be in order but for 5x7 plates like you're doing you'll get fabulous results with even an older scanner like the 2450. Should be very cheap being 3-4 generations back.
 
I had a Umax 1220 with transparency adapter, it had 600x1200 could scan full size on the scanner bed so it would do 8x10, so you might get a 16x20 at 300dpi, but that's an old model. I think Canon and Microtek make flatbeds that can scan large negatives. I'm interested in plate glass film holders and am wondering if they would hold black and white enlarging paper and work in a Speed Graphic. As for the scanners, am wondering if fewer will be marketed as digital photography keeps growing.
 
On a simliar topic, does anyone have experience with the Canoscan 4400F or CS8800F? I'm looking for an inexpensive scanner that can scan 35mm film. For $91 on Amazon, the 4400F looks pretty appealing.
 
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