Originally Posted by ismaelg 
Hello,
OK, I suppose this has been asked a million times before but I did a quick search and did not find much.
I don't shoot as much film as I used to, but I do occasionally. And I have old negatives I'd like to scan.
Any pros/cons of having this done by a pro lab vs do it yourself? I have seen some cheap scanners but the word "cheap" scares me. I have a scanner/copier/printer but it can not do this. Any guidelines on doing this?
Thanks,
I've bought such a cheap slide / negative scanner.
Brought it back the same day. It is terrible. Wrong / few colours, dynamic range is a disaster, so beware of cheap film scanners.
Now we got ourselves a Canon 8800, its great, what a difference!
- Bert