We’ve just taken delivery of a new Nikon scanner, the big brother of the Coolscans we have used for the last couple of years to scan 35mm slides and negatives.
Medium format scanning has proved to be a steady source of business for us, and as so many professional photographers used this type of material we need to deliver top quality scans. Thankfully the Epson has done that, but the price is time. Of course a medium format scan into a tiff file results in a big file, and that takes a long time. Getting three or four scans out in an afternoon isn’t unusual, particularly when we use Digital ICE.
A couple of weeks ago we were approached by a pro photographer wanting a substantial archive of M/F slides and negatives scanned. It would be a great project, but at Epson speed it would take a very long time. So that’s why we’ve decided to invest in the new scanner. I’m hoping we’ll be able to offer a better service to our M/F clients.
