an 11x17” or so flatbed scanner that won’t cost a fortune but has a modern connection
Name one example...? Does this exist? Or maybe your definition of "a fortune" is more generous than mine.
FWIW, I just spent about 3 minutes scanning this from a 12"x18" colour print.
I used an inexpensive Canon Multi-Function office printer/scanner/fax, using the Canon software.
The platen is only just slightly larger than letter size, so I scanned it in two parts and used stitching software to put it back together. A tiny amount had to be cropped from the side.
The result is too big for uploading here, so I had to spend a minute or so re-sizing it as well.
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I share this in case you already have a smaller scanner and haven't investigated the stitching approach..
I have tried stitching and found it not satisfactory when there are large even tones, like a sky. For some reason at least my Epson v600 can’t give me an even tone across the scan and stitching is a bear.
The scanner also produces an annoying flare along the borders of the image for some reason.
A3 Scanners (from a *very* quick Google search). Note these are all new,, so you probably could pick up used offerings from the same manufacturers, and others if you dig deeper.
Expression 13000XL - Epson Australia
Expression 13000XL, Expression 13000XL, B11B257501, Scan up to A3 in size 2400 x 4800dpi optical resolution High Precision Micro Step Drive technology Advanced Matrix CCD Micro Lens Technology Optional Transparency unit for film scanning Powerful bundled software Unique AutoFocus optics , The A3...www.epson.com.au OpticPro A320L | Plustek Australia
The MAC compatible Plustek OpticPro A320L is a large format scanner that can scan a 12” x 17” (304.8 mm x 431.8 mm) size document with resolution as high as 1600 DPI.plustek.com
Of the 3, the Epson has the higher DPI specs, the Avision the lowest.
In the used dept. this bad boy isn't cheap, but it is probably *the* best high end scanner you could lay cash down on:
- Epson 2400dpi
- Plustek 1600dpi
- Aviation 600dpi
The only issue if you decided to go this route, would be the software - Oxygen. Kodak owned, it might be difficult to come by and I'm not sure you'd get the best out of the Creo, if you used 3rd party. This unit includes the software, another listed does not; that slight $$ saving between the two would be the difference between a brick and a Ferrari.
Additionally, the Creo no longer has service assistance, so you'd need to be stocked up with parts and ready to fix yourself - if that is daunting, probably best to go with one of the new ones currently available.
We use four of these and four Epson 12000XL at work. The Creo is amazing - dial in the dpi to what you want and away you go.
You can get Creo scanners from Scan Solutions, they are very well supported by Micheal Streeter. You typically get the scanner with a Mac mini loaded up with oXYgen software.
They are very good, but I'm not sure the OP needs that level of quality for producing web reproductions of his prints. Personally I'd figure out a way to camera-copy the prints, but short of that an XL Epson would be the way to go. These scanners are HUGE however and so may present size issues just as a copy rig would.
My need is more for self-publishing, or at least making prototype books, so 6-800 dpi is fine, but I do want better than “just for the web.”
You can get Creo scanners from Scan Solutions, they are very well supported by Micheal Streeter. You typically get the scanner with a Mac mini loaded up with oXYgen software.
They are very good, but I'm not sure the OP needs that level of quality for producing web reproductions of his prints. Personally I'd figure out a way to camera-copy the prints, but short of that an XL Epson would be the way to go. These scanners are HUGE however and so may present size issues just as a copy rig would.
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