Posted by Paul Schutt (64.12.96.170) on February 07, 2004 at 09:32:17:
In Reply to: Re: medium format digital files & prints posted by ChrisS on February 05, 2004 at 11:56:59:
: Many of the photolabs that print slides, scan the slide and print in it on a lightjet digital printer. (instead of shooting an internegative) You might be able to get scans of the images you get printed for little cost.
: An alternative is look at medium format film scanners. Depending on the quality of the digital file you want, you could use a flat bed scanner with a transparency adapter ($200-$500), nikon makes a nice medium format film scanner ($2000).
: Things to consider:
: -scanning has a steep learning curve
: -color management is critical, if you want the print to match your original slide. (scanner, monitor, and printer must be color calibrated)
: Take Care,
: ChrisS
: : I use medium format 6X4.5 & 6X7 film.I would like to get digital files and prints from the transparancies that I shoot. Is there an economic way to do this? Pro Photo CD's cost too much! Where can I get this done?
You can get high quality prints and a CD with the digital files of your images from Helix Color Service here in Chicago. We do this work for many professional photographers. We also do Pro Photo CD's but as you mentioned these are expensive and now are on the way out as Kodak is no longer providing support for the equipment.
Please call our lab manager, Karen Milligan, at 312-421-7030 for details. We also offer a trial pachage special for 8 (8x10) prints from 8 transparencies or negatives along with a CD with the digital scans for $49.00. This package is for 35mm slides, but I am sure that Karen will arrange a similar package for medium format. I would expect the cost of the medium format package to be $10.00 higher. You will be surprised at the print quality and you end up with high quality scans of your tranparencies or negatives.
Thanks for the inquiry,
Paul Schutt
HelixCamera.com