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Once again, 'CSM1' thanks for the replies and advice. I've just ordered a
Perfection 2480. Fingers crossed, I'll get a 110 mask sorted out!
Thanks
Peter Geddes
"CSM1" <nomoremail@nomail.com> wrote in message
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> Correction of wrong word in "There is to comparison..."
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> Should read "There is no comparison between 110 film and 35 mm film."
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> "CSM1" <nomoremail@nomail.com> wrote in message
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>> "Peter Geddes" <p.geddes@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
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>>> Thank you very much for the replies. Would the 35mm automatic loader on
>>> the 2580 be any use for the 110 negatives?
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>> No.
>> There is to comparison between 110 film and 35 mm film. the automatic
>> loader is made to fit only 35 mm.
>> 110 film is almost one half the width of 35 mm.
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>> 35 mm film is actually 35 mm wide.
>> 35 mm for still cameras has a picture frame of 24 mm x 36 mm.
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>> 110 film is actually 16 mm wide.
>> 110 film has a picture size of 13 mm x 17 mm.
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>> No matter what scanner you get, you are going to have to make a mask to
>> fit 110 format and scan one frame at a time using all manual settings.
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>>> Thanks again for the replies.
>>>
>>> Peter Geddes
>>>
>>> "CSM1" <nomoremail@nomail.com> wrote in message
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>>>> "Peter Geddes" <p.geddes@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
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>>>>> Not quite sure which newsgroups to post to, but here goes.
>>>>>
>>>>> I took lots of photos on an old 110 camera (Thats the only name I have
>>>>> for it) and have many negatives from it.
>>>>>
>>>>> What I'd like to know is what scanners available today would let me
>>>>> scan these negatives for printing out later? Most scanners I've read
>>>>> reviews about scan 35mm film/negatives which I don't have or need.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd go for an Epson Photo Perfection scanner (possibly 2480 or 2580)
>>>>> but don't know if it'll scan the 110 camera negatives.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nothing more than £130!!
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA
>>>>>
>>>>> Peter Geddes
>>>>>
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>>>> 110 film is small and hard to scan.
>>>>
>>>> You may be able to scan the 110 film using the 35 mm Transparency
>>>> Adapter that comes with many scanners.
>>>> There is not a scanner film holder made for 110 film, you would have to
>>>> make your own film holder or mask for 110 film.
>>>>
>>>> The frame size of 110 film is 13 mm X 17 mm. (Thank you Kodak
>>>> photographic products 1977-1978)
>>>> Convert 13 mm to inches: 13 / 25.4 = 0.511811023 inches
>>>> Convert 17 mm to inches: 17 / 25.4 = 0.669291338 inches
>>>>
>>>> To make a 300 dpi 4 X 6 inch print takes 1200 X 1800 pixels.
>>>> To get 1800 pixels from 17 mm takes a scan of 2690 dpi.
>>>> Scan 13 mm X 17 mm at 2690 dpi would give a 1377 x 1800 pixel image.
>>>>
>>>> Both the Epson Photo Perfection 2480 or 2580 are 2400 dpi Scanners.
>>>> So the maximum Size you could get from a 2400 dpi scanner is 1228 x
>>>> 1606 pixels.
>>>> Your print size at 300 dpi would end up as 4.09 inches by 5.35 inches.
>>>>
>>>> The Epson 3170 is 3200 dpi and has enough resolution to make 4 X 6 inch
>>>> prints from 110 film.
>>>> 13 mm x 17 mm = 1637 x 2141 pixels scanned at 3200 dpi.
>>>>
>>>> Flatbed scanners are not as sharp as film scanners and may give a
>>>> slightly fuzzy image of 110 film.
>>>>
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>>>> CSM1
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