Re: Plane Scanners
I am a black and white photographer too. I agree that it is almost pointless to try to scan b+w negatives.
Almost all my prints are 24x30 and I scan them on a standard A4 flatbed scanner. In practice this is possible because most A4 scanners have a scanning area that is slightly larger than A4; the width is usually US letter size plus a little bit for good measure.
My prints have a 2 cm white border on each side, but even with a much thinner border you will be able to scan the whole picture (not paper!) area.
A low cost scanner will do and will give excellent results if you scan from 24x30 paper. In practical terms, if you scan at high resolution, the files will be much too large for sending via email or publishing on the web.
I have a Canon scanner which I bought new for 99 Deutschmarks which says something about its age. It works very well but is a bit noisy. You cant go wrong with a 50 Euro investment. Try it!
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