Hi Russ, I just picked up an Olympus E-20 mainly for time savings. Most of my work is no larger than 8 x 10, 11 x 14 every now and then. I'm not planning on closing my darkroom. However, I think it will end up being used mostly for my 4 x 5 work and printing older negatives in the future. I don't think, at this time, I want to get into scanners. Bill Ellis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell Baker" <rebphoto@pronetisp.net> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 9:16 PM Subject: Hands of Time.......................... > Hi Gang.................... > > > As I have mentioned before It seems as if > shortly I will be attempting to move into > doing photography digitally. > > [per all my questions about the Olympus E-10] > > I was at first thinking of continuing to use film > and scan it and then print it digitally or have > photo type prints made from the scans. > > And as cost was an issue I was looking into > using a flatbed scanner such as a Epson 2450. > (now the 3200 I believe) > > But there is the thing that baffles me....... > > As I understand it, it takes about > 12 minutes to scan a 6x7 negative. > > On Tuesday I am shooting 13 people > using 120 film (10 exposures). > > One roll per person. > > 130 exposures.............................. > > Where in the world would anyone have > the time to scan all those negatives to make > proofs.............. > > Sure I understand that maybe a few > shots on each roll may not be "keepers", > but still that's a lot of negatives............. > > It sure seems easier and less time consuming > to just go digitally form the start. > > Or am I missing something here? > > > > Russ > R.E. Baker > Photography > rebphoto@pronetisp.net >
