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Folks -

I've been lurking and have questions about film scanners. My wife
does graphic design and we've been thinking about getting a negative
scanner and would like to keep it under 600, if possible. I have a
number of old 35mm slides and larger format negatives that my dad shot
back in the paliolithic era and it would be wonderful to "see what's
there" Most of the negatives are about ~3" square or a little better
- I am sorry that I don't know the film type. He had an old Leica and
Roloflex that he did most of his work on.

I know that you get what you pay for, but I'd like a film scanner than
can accept more than just 35mm slides and negs - and I need more than
the hype that's out there.

Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.

John
Northern California

"John" <> wrote in message
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> Folks -
>
> I've been lurking and have questions about film scanners. My wife
> does graphic design and we've been thinking about getting a negative
> scanner and would like to keep it under 600, if possible. I have a
> number of old 35mm slides and larger format negatives that my dad shot
> back in the paliolithic era and it would be wonderful to "see what's
> there" Most of the negatives are about ~3" square or a little better
> - I am sorry that I don't know the film type. He had an old Leica and
> Roloflex that he did most of his work on.
>
> I know that you get what you pay for, but I'd like a film scanner than
> can accept more than just 35mm slides and negs - and I need more than
> the hype that's out there.
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.

Take a look at the Canon 9900F. It is a flatbed with a
film scanning capability up to 4" x 5" and will batch scan 24
35mm negatives. Less than $400.

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>"John" <> wrote in message
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>> Folks -
>>
>> I've been lurking and have questions about film scanners. My wife
>> does graphic design and we've been thinking about getting a negative
>> scanner and would like to keep it under 600, if possible. I have a
>> number of old 35mm slides and larger format negatives that my dad shot
>> back in the paliolithic era and it would be wonderful to "see what's
>> there" Most of the negatives are about ~3" square or a little better
>> - I am sorry that I don't know the film type. He had an old Leica and
>> Roloflex that he did most of his work on.
>>
>> I know that you get what you pay for, but I'd like a film scanner than
>> can accept more than just 35mm slides and negs - and I need more than
>> the hype that's out there.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.
>
>Take a look at the Canon 9900F. It is a flatbed with a
>film scanning capability up to 4" x 5" and will batch scan 24
>35mm negatives. Less than $400.
>
>

Beware flatbed scanners that claim high optical resolution. Mine
(Microtek 6800) is optically 2400 x 4800 dpi, but my 2800 dpi neg
scanner beats it by a mile. The images are just too soft.

The reason is, I think, is that it has no focus mechanism, so the image
is a bit blurred at those resolutions. I suspect also that the lens
system just cannot cope with it, and that there is probably cross-talk
between adjacent sensor elements. Then you've got the colour matrix
filter, which may cause further spatial loss. I can get reasonable
monochrome medium format scans out of it, but 35mm is a joke. Having a
pickup sensor with 2400 elements per inch doesn't mean you'll get that
out of it. Ask to see scan outputs before you buy, if you can, or take
your own test images to a trade show or store and get them scanned to
disk. Then take the disk home and analyse it.
--
Alan F Cross

A decent 3200 dpi, 35mm negative and slide scanner is the Minolta
(Konica-Minolta) ScanDual IV. Sells for $284.95 at B&H Photo.
Cite:http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...A=search&Q=&ci
=1151

I have the previous version, and it works quite well.


"John" <> wrote in message
news: om...
> Folks -
>
> I've been lurking and have questions about film scanners. My wife
> does graphic design and we've been thinking about getting a negative
> scanner and would like to keep it under 600, if possible. I have a
> number of old 35mm slides and larger format negatives that my dad shot
> back in the paliolithic era and it would be wonderful to "see what's
> there" Most of the negatives are about ~3" square or a little better
> - I am sorry that I don't know the film type. He had an old Leica and
> Roloflex that he did most of his work on.
>
> I know that you get what you pay for, but I'd like a film scanner than
> can accept more than just 35mm slides and negs - and I need more than
> the hype that's out there.
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.
>
> John
> Northern California