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Scanning 35mm prints
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Hi,
I am looking for advice on scanning my old 35mm prints (B+W and Colour). I have a domestic HP all in one printer/scanner and the results are very grainy. Should I be able to change settings on my scanner or do I have to go to a Pro shop. If the latter, any recommendations?
Thanks for your time
Sean
Surely someone out there has had experience scanning prints and negatives? :?:
Yes, lots of people here scan.
but I don’t know anyone who uses a domestic HP all in one printer/scanner.j
I do, I use a HP printer/scanner…
Don’t know if I can offer much advice though. The first batch of prints I scanned had a cyan cast on them (from the scanning).
The second had more of a yellow cast. Can’t say I’ve had any problems with grain though.When you make the scan, a menu should appear, allowing you to make adjustments, such as switching to grayscale ect…
From what I understand, you don’t need a really good scanner to scan prints.
Negs are a different story though, I can’t imagine an all in one to be much good for that. Jessops can scan 35mm negs to disc,
£2-00 per disc and you should be able to get 3 films onto one disc.
You might have to talk nicely to them if the negs are cut, obviously it’s a lot easier if they are un-cut.Not sure if that is much help… I have no idea why your results are grainy.
Sinead
Below link to what i said about scanning negatives
https://www.photographyireland.net/viewtopic.php?p=165257&highlight=scanning#165257For scanning my darkroom prints I scan as normal but look at the histogram and make it as wide as possible to get as much tone information as possible on the scan. Scan to 16bit tiffs. Bring the file into photoshop. The file will look flat and boring in photoshop. Hold the print up next to the monitor when making changes and make sure your monitor is calibrated. Then use the following tools to bring the scanned print back to life as it appears in print
-Shadows/Highlights (brings detail back into whites and shadows)
-Curves (pushes back up the contrast)
-Colour Balance (removes colour casts)M
HP will soon be coming with a negative scanner on one of theyre printers, keep an eye out for them :)
Canon do a level entry film scanner for around 120 euro its the Canon CanoScan 4400F http://www.canon.ie/For_Home/Product_Finder/Scanners/Flatbed_with_Film_Scanning/canoscan_4400f/index.asp[/url]
HP C7180 is the printer by them, brilliant product!
price is near the 300euro mark though! maybe less
its $377
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