Methods of scanning large fornat negatives

[sofasurfer]

I just missed out on a chance to buy a great large fornat scanner on
eBay so now I'm back to square one...What to do?

I have a Mustek 1200 Flatbed Scanner which, I'm told should give me
good scans. But as for a negative adapter setup I wonder if a light
panel will give me a adequete light source? I think that the light
panels original purpose is for viewing negatives prior to printing and
so I assume they are the best alternative to a negative dedicated
scanner. Please verify or refute this. Also, is it nessessary to spend
a lot for a light panel? What is the amount of light 'rating' that I
need?

In this propossed setup, scanner with light panel mounted on it, is it
nessessary to disable the light inside the scanner used for standard
scanning?

Any other suggestions are welcome.

 

[CSM1]

I just missed out on a chance to buy a great large fornat scanner on
eBay so now I'm back to square one...What to do?

I have a Mustek 1200 Flatbed Scanner which, I'm told should give me
good scans. But as for a negative adapter setup I wonder if a light
panel will give me a adequete light source? I think that the light
panels original purpose is for viewing negatives prior to printing and
so I assume they are the best alternative to a negative dedicated
scanner. Please verify or refute this. Also, is it nessessary to spend
a lot for a light panel? What is the amount of light 'rating' that I
need?

In this propossed setup, scanner with light panel mounted on it, is it
nessessary to disable the light inside the scanner used for standard
scanning?

Any other suggestions are welcome.

The big question is what is the size of your "Large format Negative"?

It you are talking about 120 size (2 1/4" square) then there are several
flatbed scanners that will handle a 120 negative or transparency.

If you are talking about 4 X 5 inch film, then there are also flatbed
scanners that will handle that size.

Epson has a flatbed scanner that will scan up to 8" X 10" film.

Epson has a model or two.
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/ProductCategory.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=-8172

Epson 4490 will do up to 120 film.
Epson 4990 will do up to 8" X 10" film.

Canon has a model or two.
http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=ProductCatIndexAct&fcategoryid=104

Canon 8400F will do up to 120 film.
Canon 9950F will do up to 4" X 5" film.

 

[dickbolt]

I have a new Cannon 8400F & have been going to try to remove the lid
under side panel to see what size the upper light can really scan. It
should come off easily, but my present a problem going back into proper
location!
I have 200 or more 8X10 glass plates to scan.
It scans the glass plates OK for the small strip that is allowed in an
as purchased state.
Dick in MD

 

[sofasurfer]

If you are talking about 4 X 5 inch film, then there are also flatbed

scanners that will handle that size.

Epson has a flatbed scanner that will scan up to 8" X 10" film

I do have some 5x7's but most of my negatives are 8x10. Needless to
say, money is an issue. I would love to get an Epson 4990 but I think
thats just a dream. Thats why I mentioned using a light panel, if that
is a reasonable way to get a quality scan.

 

[Bart van der Wolf]

I do have some 5x7's but most of my negatives are 8x10. Needless
to say, money is an issue. I would love to get an Epson 4990 but I
think thats just a dream. Thats why I mentioned using a light panel,
if that is a reasonable way to get a quality scan.

You'll at least need to compensate for the mask color, preferably by
adjusting the R, G, and B channel response.

Bart