film scanner
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1.I have a TON of negatives and slides that i need to digitize. I need super good QUALITY - not drumscan quality but good quality.
2.cheapness is always good, as i already have a scanner and i'll craigslist this mother once i'm done.
any ideas?
- acescence0
we have a nikon coolscan 5 something or other, but it's not cheap. about a thousand bucks. cheap and quality don't go together.
- horton0
consider the time involved... some photo labs will do a quality job for a relatively cheap price/ slide.
- scoops0
I tried a few different photo labs to have my negs scanned before breaking down and buying my own... my experience was that even the good photo labs tended to do pretty crap work and it cost a ton of money.
When i did finally pop for a scanner i got a middle market epson that has done me fairly well.
http://www.amazon.com/Epson-Perf…
there is one above this that is like $500 that is supposed to be considerably better, but for the most part i've been pretty happy with mine.
- Sickman0
film scanning on a flatbed produces junk
if your looking for pro grade you must get a dedicated film scanner
- ********0
my local CVS has sendoff service that's like .50 each - I have some slides they've done and they're perfect for what i need.
Problem is I have 1000's of negs/slides(used to be a photo major) and so I figure I should just buy a scanner.scoops that epson looks cool, does the more expensive one do anything that yours doesn't?
- scoops0
@ Sickman, flat beds are getting a lot better and for those of us who can't pop the $$k for a drum scanner they do pretty well.
@j_red, honestly, i'm not too sure, i know it has better specs and the results i've seen have been a bit better, i also think the packaged software is supposed to have a few more bells and whistles.. sorry i can't answer you better.
here are some i scanned in from 120mm film that i think are acceptable considering that both were shot with crap lenses :P
- acescence0
@ Sickman, flat beds are getting a lot better and for those of us who can't pop the $$k for a drum scanner they do pretty well.
you don't need a drum scanner to get better quality than a flatbed. a FILM scanner will best a flatbed easily, and will not cost 30,000, but you will need to drop ~1000. well worth it if you've got 1000s of pics
- Sickman0
i know there getting better and are a good solution for those who can't afford drum scans\high end dedicated scans
but if your realying on your work for income flatbed scanners won't cut it