A question for or all you large format folks.

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How do you make digital copies, if you do, of your negatives?

Are you using a scanner or a digital camera? And if you are using a camera do you take multiple shots and then stitch?
 
Epson flatbed for me. I've worked through the various models for about 20 years, ending up with the v850. To be honest, I haven't noticed a lot of difference in the results, given that I only print to A2 maximum.
 
I have a v550 scanner which isn't big enough for 4x5 so I scan in two parts and use Panorama merge in Lightroom. I prefer the scanner over using a camera because the scanner software has some handy features for negatives.
 
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Epson v850 for me, though I've hardly used it yet - a retirement present to myself but failed to retire!
 
V700 here for me also, though I am entertaining the idea of DSLR scanning as well, perhaps as a replacement, but most likely as another option. It's not something I have tried yet though, so cannot comment further.
 
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The Epson seems a popular choice for sure.

I'm more likely to try the DSLR route as I already have that. Spending £500+ on a scanner doesn't appeal just yet.

Do you all use the software that comes with the scanner and for using older scanners is the software even compatible with modern Computers running Windows 11.
 
I've used VueScan for years. I started using it very soon after I started scanning 5x4 film, after the late Barry Thornton in a booklet recommended it for its ability to save the raw scan data and reprocess it later with different settings without needing to rescan. At that time, I was experimenting with different parameters, and my computer at the time had very little RAM. Scans took four hours, and reprocessing the raw data more like 4 minutes. I've never looked back.
 
I use epsonscan, which does a reasonable job of slide, and an utterly atrocious job of colour negative. For that purpose, I scan negs as positive and convert in Negative Lab Pro, which is better, but not perfect.
 
Epson V700 for me, and I mostly use Epsonscan which is fine for b&w. I've also got Vuescan for my Minolta 35mm film scanner, and I'll sometimes try that instead of Epsonscan with difficult negs. I think many of us would have a problem replacing the V700 as the V850 is scarily expensive now. :(
 
I just checked the price. I didn't realise that the "850" part of the model name referred to the price in pounds...
 
I use a V700. I was quite happy with Epson Scan but the user interface behaves badly with Windows 11 so I have switched to Vuescan. I've sorted out what settings I need to use to get acceptable, nay good, scans of negatives of all formats, not just large format.
 
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