A drum with a sheet of 8x10 Fuji Velvia 50 about to be loaded on my Heidelberg Tango drum scanner.

Drum Scanning - What exactly is it?

July 13, 2018

In September of 2017, I managed to come across two used Heidelberg Tango drum scanners. One of which was fully functional, the other unit being for parts only. These behemoth's, weighing in at about 550 pounds each, were located in Arizona. In its prime, this model of drum scanner was, and still is, one of the top quality available, fetching a high five figure price tag. So what the heck is it?

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Exiting the Lemaire Channel, Antarctica Pentax 67ii, 90mm, Kodak Portra 160, Drum scanned @tangodrumscans

Antarctic Sunset Pentax 67ii, 200mm, Kodak Portra 400, drum scanned @tangodrumscans

Blue Ice in Paradise Bay, Antarctica Mamiya 7ii, 43mm, Kodak Ektar, drum scanned by @tangodrumscans

Iceberg Near the Antarctic Sound These ghostly giants drift silently by the ship, rolling, flipping, carving away at themselves until their inevitable fate at sea. Pentax 67ii, 75mm, Kodak Ektar, drum scanned @tangodrumscans

Gentoo Rookery With a View, Antarctica Pentax 67II, 200mm, Kodak Ektar 100, drum scan @tangodrumscans

Twilight Giants, Gerlache Strait, Antarctica Pentax 67ii, 105mm, Portra 400, pushed 1 stop, drum scanned @tangodrumscans

Three Gentoo Penguins at Neko Harbor, Antarctica Pentax 67ii, 105mm, Kodak Portra 160, drum scan by @tangodrumscans

Portrait of an Adelie Penguin, Brown Bluff, Antarctica Pentax 67ii, 200mm, Kodak Portra 160, drum scanned @tangodrumscans

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