Hello all!
I've recently stopped scanning my film in favor of the old wet darkroom, and have some questions regarding scanning the prints for book publication. I own a small Epson V500 at home, which I don't feel produces sharp or interesting scans at all, and I recently rented time on a Creo for a project with excellent results. The problem with the Creo is rental price and speed. It took me over 10 hours to get everything done, and that's two 8x10 prints at a time! In the past I rented time on an Epson 10000XL for some larger prints, and it is cheap/lightning-fast, but I have not compared the same prints on each. I'm assuming the Creo will stomp all over it at a given print size.
My question: is it possible to match the scan quality of a Creo on anything else, perhaps by increasing print size? For example, if I'm currently scanning 8x10 black and white prints on a Creo, and tomorrow I start printing 11x14 instead and scan on the Epson, will that enlargement difference close the gap between the two scanners? I know this is a weird question, but workarounds can be that way. Let's ignore for the moment the option of going larger AND still using the Creo, as that would take forever. Any other secret weapon "third options" out there I should consider?
Thanks!
I've recently stopped scanning my film in favor of the old wet darkroom, and have some questions regarding scanning the prints for book publication. I own a small Epson V500 at home, which I don't feel produces sharp or interesting scans at all, and I recently rented time on a Creo for a project with excellent results. The problem with the Creo is rental price and speed. It took me over 10 hours to get everything done, and that's two 8x10 prints at a time! In the past I rented time on an Epson 10000XL for some larger prints, and it is cheap/lightning-fast, but I have not compared the same prints on each. I'm assuming the Creo will stomp all over it at a given print size.
My question: is it possible to match the scan quality of a Creo on anything else, perhaps by increasing print size? For example, if I'm currently scanning 8x10 black and white prints on a Creo, and tomorrow I start printing 11x14 instead and scan on the Epson, will that enlargement difference close the gap between the two scanners? I know this is a weird question, but workarounds can be that way. Let's ignore for the moment the option of going larger AND still using the Creo, as that would take forever. Any other secret weapon "third options" out there I should consider?
Thanks!
