RE: [APML] Scan Size?

[Kirk Carbo <kcarbo@lobosservices.com>]

I would recommend you give Tony Hallas a call.  He knows all the tricks of
getting a good scan with astronomical negatives.  A custom scan of up to
60MB from a 35mm negative is $8.50.  
 Here's the link to his pricing page:
http://www.astrophoto.com/HPS.htm

Tony has done some scans and printing for me.  I usually call him on the
phone with any questions and he is very helpful.

Kirk Carbo

>-----Original Message-----
>From: RBissinger@aol.com [mailto:RBissinger@aol.com]
>Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 10:25 AM
>To: astro-photo@seds.org
>Subject: [APML] Scan Size?
>
>
>I don't take a lot of astrophotos so I use a local commercial 
>photo lab to scan my images so I can align/combine/enhance 
>them with software like Registar and Photoshop.  At this point 
>I'm not ready to invest in a film scanner.
>
>My question is, what size scan should I get?  The photo lab 
>offers scans all the way from 300dpi scans for 4x6 prints 
>using a Fuji Frontier scanner at $1 a pop to 300MB drum scans 
>at $55 each.
>
>I would like 8x10 prints, but how big a scan will I need so I 
>can do the usual stacking and processing of deep sky objects 
>using Photoshop?  I think a 300MB scan would be great but 
>probably overkill; what might be a reasonable compromise 
>between quality and cost?  Thanks.
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