Stealth3kpl Posted November 27, 2014 Share #1 Posted November 27, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) How practical would such a notion be? Is a special computer required for these pro scanners? Are they huge? Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 27, 2014 Posted November 27, 2014 Hi Stealth3kpl, Take a look here SP3000 or Noritsu for home scanning. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
wattsy Posted November 27, 2014 Share #2 Posted November 27, 2014 Are they actually any good though? I know these minicab scanners are designed for very fast throughput, and I also quite like the typical scans you get for quick reference purposes and web usage (I've also had postcards printed quite successfully using these type of scans), but can they also be used for a more considered high res 16-bit archival scan? If they can't I'm not sure there is much point in getting one when you can get the Noritsu scans for a couple of quid at the lab. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el.nino Posted November 27, 2014 Share #3 Posted November 27, 2014 How practical would such a notion be? Is a special computer required for these pro scanners? Are they huge?Pete They aren't pro-scanners. At least not in the meaning of delivering professional scans. They are scanners operated by "professionals" (e.g. minilabs) to deliver fast consumer-scans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted November 27, 2014 Share #4 Posted November 27, 2014 How practical would such a notion be? Is a special computer required for these pro scanners? Are they huge?Pete Pete I asked my Leica adviser who has a laboratory with a Noritsu, he told me that it is a special software called "Umax" in his Noritsu Look at this link page 23 http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/3e/0900688a8029363e/6B6815_Customer_Release_Notes_en.pdf He has this machine: http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=3119&pq-locale=en His Noritsu develops on Kodak Gold silver paper.My color photos are developed on Noritsu and color of Kodak Portra is well reproduced on this machine For the Fuji SP3000 I do not know Best Henry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalArts 99 Posted November 27, 2014 Share #5 Posted November 27, 2014 They aren't pro-scanners. At least not in the meaning of delivering professional scans.They are scanners operated by "professionals" (e.g. minilabs) to deliver fast consumer-scans. That's exactly what they are (Noritsu Film Scanners) It's really not the 'best' quality overall. The Noritsu is for efficiency and speed, and making money. You'll get better scans from a used Coolscan or other good consumer CCD scanner and spending the time doing the scans yourself. If you really want a pro scanner, get one of these: http://www.aztek.com/premier.html Personally, I'd stick with Frontier or Noritsu lab scans (or home scanning on a consumer CCD) for general purpose uses. And then if you want to make exhibition quality prints, job out for drum scans with select individual images. How often do you exhibit or need exhibition quality? For the most part (including general use print making), the consumer scans are perfectly fine. It's pretty much how we did it before the hybrid workflow came on the scene. We made contact sheets for proofing, then maybe some small size RC prints for general use, and then spent the big $$ on large sheets (or mural size rolls) of high quality fiber paper and spent lots of time making final exhibition style prints but only from critically selected frames and for specific purposes. I think we can use the same mentality with a hybrid workflow, too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.