Are you using vuescan? On mine, I get a "quick-look" or pre-scan, and I can use that to get an idea of pic quality before going much farther. In addition, I can preview up to 6 (I think) negs at a time, using the carrier. Ken On Mar 25, 2012, at 11:53 AM, Paul Moortgat <paul.moortgat at pandora.be> wrote: I tried that with my flatbed scanner. Not so successful. Therefor my question. It takes around 4 minutes to scan one negative. Paul Moortgat On 25 Mar 2012, at 16:11, Nick Scalise wrote: > Why not create a digital contact print? > > Scan a group of negatives on a standard flatbed scanner. Reverse them in your photo editor, and them you can choose which ones you want to Saxon with the Nikon. > > > Thanks, > > Sent from my iPhone. > -- > Nick Scalise > > On Mar 25, 2012, at 9:00 AM, Paul Moortgat <paul.moortgat at pandora.be> wrote: > >> I've a Nikon Coolscan IV ED to scan my B&W negatives from 40 year ago. >> But I've problems to determine if it's worth to scan or not just by seeing at it. >> Isn't there a device to see the negatives in the positive way? >> I can't make contact prints because I stopped developing them years ago. >> It takes such a long time to scan a negative. Then I know if it's OK or not. >> Was it moved or out of focus? >> >> Paul Moortgat _______________________________________________ X4U mailing list X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u