walmart cd vs. epson 4490 scan

Film is great in how it holds up over time. The 25 y/o photo of the woman and little girl by wray looks like it could have been taken last week.

If possible it would be interesting to see that shot reproduced today.
 
Thardy said:
Film is great in how it holds up over time. The 25 y/o photo of the woman and little girl by wray looks like it could have been taken last week.

If possible it would be interesting to see that shot reproduced today.
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Yeah, I guess it pays to store film in archival sleeves. I just wonder how well my digital files will hold up. That's a pic of my wife and step daughter. I'd love to reproduce it today, unfortunately my wife died several years ago so that's a no go! Glad I have that pic of her, though! 🙂
 
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Wray, your 35mm scans on the 4490 give me hope!

Are you using the supplied epson holder, or an aftermarket holder? Which aftermarket holder?

When I get back to my scanner, I will try 35mm. But, I have had good luck scanning MF negatives. My big thrill is wet prints though.

Thanks for all the replies as I learned a lot.

Steve.
 
Yes, I'm using the Epson holders. I always scan at maximum native dpi (not interpolated) at the film's native size with usm turned off in Epsonscan. In PS I adjust the dpi to 300 or 360 dpi depending on which of my printers I'm using and the print size I'll be using. My only knock on the Epson is its slow speed. I'm thinking of picking up one of the new v-series Epsons and giving the 4490 to my daughter who will be taking a film class this fall. Hope this helps. Ray
 
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