Big size documents: digital backs vs scanners

Hello,

I got to photograph a series of big size documents (60 X 80 cm) in 300 dpi.
What'ss the most appropriate equipment: a digital back or a scanner? The
scanners (Scando of Kaiser for instance) are much cheaper but what are their
scan time for A1 in 300 dpi? Has someone any experience with that
kind of scanner?

Thank you for your information about this.

Daniel
Paris

 

I actually typed up a solution to the problem last night. Even providing
examples of how it is done and how I have done it many times in the past. The
reply is still sitting in my "drafts" folder. But at the very moment before
hitting "Send Now" I thought it might be more fun to just sit back and watch the
advice of people who have a lot of money, no experience, and little to no
brains.

Resident-trolls do have their entertainment value at times.

 

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They certainly do! Imagine expecting us to believe that posting a
correct and practical solution to anything ever had the slightest
effect on the flood of nonsense from trolls!

 

So, in other words, you have no clue.

 

Apparently the only ones who have no clue are all the resident trolls. I'm still
waiting to see if any of them would come up with a viable solution. For all they
type they've still not formed their "I'm a photographer!" delusions into
anything even remotely acceptable as an option.

Very often I would have to secure the trust of park officials and small-town
government personnel to allow me access to copy old and one-of-a-kind
topographic maps, geologic maps, old mining maps, hydrology maps, etc. Sometimes
they might span 2 tables. Sometimes they were contained only in basements of
small museums, safely secured behind glass on a wall for archival reasons. Since
most of these places were in remote regions, small towns and settlements, they
had no access to any large scanning services. Even if they did most would not
allow those documents to be taken off the premises or out of their sight. But I
required access to that information long after I left the area so that I might
pursue a photo of a subject that nobody else has ever seen. I needed to bring a
copy of those documents with me so I might more easily find what I sought.
(What? Do you think if you just beg, whine, and childishly manipulate others
enough that someone is just going to bring photography subjects to you? It seems
to be the case in this newsgroup.)

So yes, I know exactly how to do it. Do you?

If not, then shut your ignorant and stupid trolling trap.

Go whine to your mommy. I hear her calling you. It's from the floor upstairs of
the basement where she keeps you.

 

Time to 'put up or shut up'.
I don't think you know what you're talking about and you present no
evidence to the contrary.

 

Now why would anyone want to hand a simple and inexpensive answer to a wealthy
idiot and total fool for free? They get what they pay for, right? That's their
mantra. Think about it.

I didn't answer your original question because there was no way to answer yours
without revealing more of the answer from which the wealthy fool could benefit
greatly. (As well as all the resident trolls who would now profess to have used
this method all their lives, should the question ever arise again.) I thought I
left enough clues in the manner in which it had to be used so that anyone with
some photography experience under their belt would immediately see how it is
done (as did you).

I don't do anything for free for someone that can afford to pay. Let them
suffer, or pay. That's what they do, that's all they ever do. That's how they
got that way. That _is_ their life. Why help perpetuate their life or enjoyment
of it? Their life isn't worth the time it took to type this.

Plus it was fun watching the totally brainless packs of resident-trolls, who
profess to be photographers, remain completely silent on the matter. That was
fun. I knew they'd be scouring the net looking for the answer. One that they
could just copy and paste again, like all the rest of their "vast knowledge and
experience", and come up empty. It's fun to show them for just what they are.

You, on the other hand, figured it out on your own. You own a camera and have
actually used it for more than a net-bragging investment. (btw: kudos on the
nice little bracket) They don't even have that much to go on. It's that simple
and that's what just occurred. I never do anything in life with only one
motive in mind when you can accomplish 10 or 100 things more in the same
brea(d)th. It's my life-long discipline that has benefited me greatly in all
pursuits. Photography especially. That frame that you choose to press the
shutter-button on has to solve 100 or more things in a split-second, by eye and
reflex alone. An adequate reflection of that discipline.

 

See what you did bugbear? Now that you revealed the method to one of the
resident-trolls who finally figured it out he's now going to imagine all sorts
of scenarios where he's used it with his imaginary camera. Until now it didn't
have a clue so it couldn't respond.

 

This isn't the best way. Ignore all that you know about panos. Think outside the
box. Don't follow convention. (This is why this hasn't shown up on the net yet
as an easy to copy/paste solution for the resident-troll's library of
"experience".)

I won't say more. No need to. You'll get it. But you'll need a real camera in
hand to try various methods before you see how it's best done. Something that
the resident-trolls lack--a real camera and real experience. Their experience
ends at the newsgroup word.

Please don't share the best way online. I still enjoy watching the
resident-trolls remain blatantly stupid, devoid of any real experience with real
cameras, and, .... well, .... so obviously trolls. If they only realized how
very obvious they are to people who actually use cameras. Analogous to the humor
level of someone who plays guitar talking to someone who only plays guitar in
that online role-play fantasy thing called 2nd Life (or whatever that's called).

Virtual idiots.

 

Okay, I take that back, maybe you don't have enough experience from enough
venues of interest.

Hint: perform on a micro scale what is done using aircraft for mapping purposes.
I learned this method back in the old days when I used to hand-draw topographic
maps from 3D photography taken from a plane. (yes, that's exactly how it used to
be done) Then I applied the same method in reverse while on extensive photo
treks where I had to carry copies of those maps with me.

Get it yet?

Next time you have to pay for lessons in something as remedial as this. This is
the last time that I'm going to let some online moron manipulate me out of
information that they clearly don't deserve to have.



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