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Scanner advice please
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Hi folks I have been toying with the idea of getting a scanner for scanning negs from my 35mm film
Got a few scanned to CD but they are only low res and would like to print my own and these low res images are crap
So can anyone recommend a scanner for this purpose with-out paying a clean fortuneCathal
depends what ya mean by a fortune
but have a look on ebay for one of the coolscans
or a good alternative is some of the epson flatbeds, i have a v750 pro which is great but costs a good bit
If you want to print from the scans you will need a dedicated 35mm scanner like the coolscans that Steve mentioned. There are lots of different versions of the coolscan that Nikon brought out over the years so do your homework…
Flatbeds don’t do a great job of scanning 35mm if you intend to print in my opinion. I have printed a good few scans from 35mm slide film over the years. Prints come out ok up to around A4 after that they start to look soft… Flatbeds work fairly ok for scanning medium format film if you want to make prints. I have the V700 similar to Steves flatbed which I would recommend, possibly the best flatbed scanner on the market at the moment but pushing 500euro…
Did you ever get an enlarger, nothing will beat a proper darkroom enlarger for making prints from film :idea:
All the best
MSeen this don’t know if its any good
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Epson-Perfection-Photo-6400DPI-Firewire/dp/B000ASAF3E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1232392523&sr=8-1Didn’t get the enlarger and other stuff yet Martin perhaps in a couple of weeks or so
I’m not working at the moment so an expensive scanner is out the windowHi Cathal
I had been considering a 35mm slide/neg scanner to scan my old stuff. This thread provided some useful input:
https://www.photographyireland.net/viewtopic.php?t=25517
However, I have since discovered that my flatbed has holders and a backlight for scanning negatives and film, so I’m going to give that a shot first.
The scanner is a bit old (8 years?) and there are probably newer ones with higher resolution now. FYI it is an Epson Perfection 2450 and scans to 2,400 x 4,800 dpi.
There is a review here.
What resolution were the scans provided to you? Were they provided by teh company processing the film?
Hey Brian
The scans to CD were just low res from snappy snaps and were no good for printing
There are just for having a quick look at more than anything else
I got a film to CD from Ilford who also offer to put a high res scan to CD but its a bit expensivejust my 2 cents
I have a Minolta dual scan that I used mainly for slides. Now I want to use it also for b/w negs. As far as I’m concerned, the resulting print from the hybrid system it’s nothing compared to a proper wet print. It’s ok if you want to prepare images let’s say 1000px on the long side for the web…
If I were you Cathald, I’d rather invest 150 euro in a good darkroom rather than in a mediocre scanner.
but this is my opinion ;)
take care!…the epson V700 can give very good scans at 3200 dpi for good quality 35mm b&w negs to allow excellent prints up to A2 size.
but you do need good clean negs to start with.Gerry
There are some great pictures on your website there Gerry,
interesting mix, definitely worth a look-I’m not sure about your claim of A2 from a V700 though-
I’ve done a lot of reading about it
(I know that means nothing)
and bought a V750- but haven’t used it at all yet-
and I didn’t get it for 35mm anyway-As far as I know, its native resolution is more like 2200spi,
and larger file sizes are created by interpolation.
More than 3200spi is available too-Enlargement of originals has been discussed a lot here,
and there’s no reason why you can’t enlarge anything to any size-
however, you might have to be prepared to take a loss in resolution-
leading you to be invited to step further and further away from the picture in order to appreciate it-
something which doesn’t appear to be a problem for some-A2 from 35mm might seem to be very large from a flatbed scanner-
Martin’s comments about printing up to A4 might ring truer, I’d say-
but it really depends on what you consider to be acceptable-j
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2002_reviews/minolta_dsd3.html
this is the scanner I have and it says 2800spi but I was never happy with prints….Has anybody ever come across this scanner? It seems very reasonably priced compared to the Nikon Scanners? It seems to be in or around the price of an Epson V500 Flatbed Scanner.
Is there a catch?
and a more detailed review here
http://www.futurelooks.com/plustek-opticfilm-7500i-ai-35mm-film-scanner-review/
Robbie
8)Expresbro wrote:
Has anybody ever come across this scanner? It seems very reasonably priced compared to the Nikon Scanners? It seems to be in or around the price of an Epson V500 Flatbed Scanner.
Is there a catch?
and a more detailed review here
http://www.futurelooks.com/plustek-opticfilm-7500i-ai-35mm-film-scanner-review/
Robbie
8)Anyone? These can be had for a good price from Komplett as well. I’d love to know how good the scans are from 35mm film and also how straightforward and quick they are to use. I’d really be using this for (a) making digital contact sheets from negatives reasonably quickly and (b) for putting images from negatives on the web. I have an older Epson scanner but I don’t think it’s really up to the job for 35mm and anyway I find fiddling around with film holders and flatbeds a massive pain in the ….
So anyone tried one of these plustek things yet?
Flatbeds are ok for contact sheets but a dedicated 35mm scanner pulls out much more of the fine detail. I have a Nikon V ED in the corner of my office that I haven’t used in over a year. No idea what it’s worth but at the time, it was about the best for the job.
Si
Allinthemind wrote:
Flatbeds are ok for contact sheets but a dedicated 35mm scanner pulls out much more of the fine detail. I have a Nikon V ED in the corner of my office that I haven’t used in over a year.
SiOk great … if you are not using it, just give me your address and I’ll pop over and pick it up any time :-)
Seriously though, that’s a very good film scanner and something like that is always going to outperform a flatbed all right. My question was really if the cheaper dedicated film scanners (e.g. Plustek) are better than a good quality flatbed like an Epson V500. I have done a bit of digging around on the web and the consensus seems to be that you are better off with a good flatbed than a cheap Plustek …..
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