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Venturi · 11-07-2008, 11:10 AM

I have a CanoScan 4400F. Scans negs at 600 dpi/ppi. It has the plastic film/slide insert and it does a pretty good job ... if you get the negatives inserted just right, and you use get cardboard filler lined up just right. And it is slooow. Not counting the time it takes to tediously load the negative strip - 10 minutes to scan 4 frames and save them as TIF (if you didn't miss a fleck of dust on the strip, the platen or the cover that is...). It just plain requires way too much direct handling of the negatives in order to get a good scan.
It is a good scanner as far as quality goes, and for slides it's probably well suited. And if you are in a clean room - and your negatives are perfectly flat and precision cut - and you've got lots and lots of time on your hands it's a great negative scanner too.

So to sum up, I'm shopping for a dedicated film scanner too. I see the Plustek 7200 & 7300 scanners which are in the price range I like. Are they any good? I can't justify spending $1K+ on a film scanner and I can't stomach replacing one migraine with another.

gawan · 11-07-2008, 12:01 PM

Anyone know of scanners that can handle medium format (read 645) films?

Venturi · 11-07-2008, 12:06 PM

This one does. Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Flatbed Scanner

I was just looking at it actually and wondering if it might fit the bill. Good price if it's worth a dang.

miniheli · 11-07-2008, 01:37 PM

"How was the quality of Your scans?"

Im still new to photography in general so I cant really tell how good the quality is. I think there actully preaty good.

This is a pic I had scaned and put on a cd.

gawan · 11-07-2008, 02:58 PM

Originally posted by Venturi

This one does. Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Flatbed Scanner

I was just looking at it actually and wondering if it might fit the bill. Good price if it's worth a dang.

Amazing price with those specs!

Mike Cash · 11-07-2008, 03:17 PM

Originally posted by gawan

Anyone know of scanners that can handle medium format (read 645) films?

CanoScan 8800F. I love mine.

gawan · 11-07-2008, 03:53 PM

Originally posted by Mike Cash

CanoScan 8800F. I love mine.

Thanks, I'll have to look the availability of Canon and Epson in my side of the world...

Damn Brit · 11-07-2008, 07:14 PM

I saw this product from Wolverine yesterday, it looks interesting. It saves to an SD card.
Convert Your 35mm Film To Digital Images Without a Computer and In Seconds: Wolverine Data

stevebrot · 11-07-2008, 10:58 PM

Originally posted by miniheli

I had my film scanned for the first time. I had 6 rolls of 24 exp film made into cd's. I didn’t even have them printed and guess how much it cost me? About $52! That was with the student discount.

I think for the long run, it is worth having a personal scanner for slides/photos if you have lots of old photos and slides to convert to digital. But wow $52. My mom payed for me, she was shocked at how expensive it is now. lol

Ouch! That is expensive. I have mine done at Costco. I think they charge about $2 per roll to burn to CD. Processing to CD with no prints is less than $5 per roll. (Sorry, I can't remember the exact amounts!)

Steve

brownargus · 11-08-2008, 03:59 AM

Originally posted by Lowell Goudge

I used a minolta Dimage II scanner to scan all my slides and film.

It has 2 carriers, one for 4 mounted slides the other for 6 negatives in a strip.

It works well but is slow beyond belief. It takes anywhere from 2-8 minutes per frame.

on the good side you can batch process the entire carrier so it can be set up and walked away from.

it does not have the same resolution as the nikon scanners 2880 dpi as opposed to 4000 or 5000 dpi, but it works and is reliable (more than 20K images scanned over 5 years)

One major drawback is that it is USB 1.1. I am not sure if newer modles are USB2 but that would help.

Also note, if you are shooting film, some labs prefer uncut strips as opposed to mounted slides or cut negatives.

When I got my K10D, the store I bought it from also processed film, and at the time quoted $1 CDN per strip, a strip being any length up to and including a roll of 36. They specifically advised regardless of processing location to have the fiml processed and left uncut.

I have Minolta Scan Dual II AF2880U which I use with Vuescan software from VueScan Scanning Software. This is considerably faster and easier to use than the software supplied by Minolta. Since taken over by Sony, Minolta scanners are NLA.

John

PePe · 11-08-2008, 05:38 AM

Originally posted by gawan

Thanks, I'll have to look the availability of Canon and Epson in my side of the world...

I have a 8600F, which is virtually the same as 8800F.
For MF (and bigger) it does a good job as long as you can keep your film originals perfectly flat....
Hovewer, for 35mm its performance is limited by its optical resolution. For 35mm I only use a dedicated Nikon film scanner, providing significantly better quality from such small originals.

konraDarnok · 11-08-2008, 10:37 AM

I have a Epson V500. I used it to scan some 2000 negatives. It does slides, negatives, and medium format. I'll recommend it without anything to compare it to.

But most of the stuff I scanned was 400 ISO 35mm from the 80s, and quite frankly, that stuff is so noisy it makes 1600 ISO digital look like color slide film.

Not really, color slide film scans up very nicely -- looks like 400 ISO digital, but 400 ISO color film is pretty terrible looking.

JETninja · 12-25-2008, 09:35 PM

Bumpage...

Wife got me for Christmas a VuPoint FS-C1-VP 35mm Slide & Negative Scanner. (she saw it on "The View" tv show and they were wowed..lol) It's not pro level, but might do the trick for the tons of slide stuff I have. You can learn about it from this review I dug up...

VuPoint Solutions FS-C1-VP slide scanner ? Register Hardware

**Rense** · 12-28-2008, 08:30 AM

Originally posted by Venturi

I have a CanoScan 4400F. Scans negs at 600 dpi/ppi. It has the plastic film/slide insert and it does a pretty good job ... if you get the negatives inserted just right, and you use get cardboard filler lined up just right. And it is slooow.

I have had mine for several years now, and I am quite happy with the quality of the scans, once I did some adjustments

. But "slooow" is quite an understatement, I would say! Sloooooooooooooooooow would be more appropriate, IMO. I only use it when I can't avoid the apparatus......

Stratman · 12-28-2008, 11:56 AM

Originally posted by JETninja

Bumpage...

Wife got me for Christmas a VuPoint FS-C1-VP 35mm Slide & Negative Scanner. (she saw it on "The View" tv show and they were wowed..lol) It's not pro level, but might do the trick for the tons of slide stuff I have. You can learn about it from this review I dug up...

VuPoint Solutions FS-C1-VP slide scanner ? Register Hardware

Would you mind giving a review of this once you've put it through the paces? I would love to get something like this if it produced decent images..

11-07-2008, 12:01 PM	#17
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	Anyone know of scanners that can handle medium format (read 645) films? Last edited by gawan; 11-07-2008 at 02:52 PM. Reason: typo

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11-07-2008, 11:10 AM	#16
Venturi Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,636	I have a CanoScan 4400F. Scans negs at 600 dpi/ppi. It has the plastic film/slide insert and it does a pretty good job ... if you get the negatives inserted just right, and you use get cardboard filler lined up just right. And it is slooow. Not counting the time it takes to tediously load the negative strip - 10 minutes to scan 4 frames and save them as TIF (if you didn't miss a fleck of dust on the strip, the platen or the cover that is...). It just plain requires way too much direct handling of the negatives in order to get a good scan. It is a good scanner as far as quality goes, and for slides it's probably well suited. And if you are in a clean room - and your negatives are perfectly flat and precision cut - and you've got lots and lots of time on your hands it's a great negative scanner too. So to sum up, I'm shopping for a dedicated film scanner too. I see the Plustek 7200 & 7300 scanners which are in the price range I like. Are they any good? I can't justify spending $1K+ on a film scanner and I can't stomach replacing one migraine with another.

11-07-2008, 12:06 PM	#18
Venturi Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,636	This one does. Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Flatbed Scanner I was just looking at it actually and wondering if it might fit the bill. Good price if it's worth a dang.

11-07-2008, 01:37 PM	#19
miniheli Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Earth,USA,L.A and L.V Photos: Gallery Posts: 40 Original Poster	"How was the quality of Your scans?" Im still new to photography in general so I cant really tell how good the quality is. I think there actully preaty good. This is a pic I had scaned and put on a cd.

11-07-2008, 02:58 PM	#20
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	Originally posted by Venturi This one does. Epson Perfection 4490 Photo Flatbed Scanner I was just looking at it actually and wondering if it might fit the bill. Good price if it's worth a dang. Amazing price with those specs!

11-07-2008, 03:17 PM	#21
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	Originally posted by gawan Anyone know of scanners that can handle medium format (read 645) films? CanoScan 8800F. I love mine.

11-07-2008, 03:53 PM	#22
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	Originally posted by Mike Cash CanoScan 8800F. I love mine. Thanks, I'll have to look the availability of Canon and Epson in my side of the world...

11-07-2008, 07:14 PM	#23
Damn Brit Guest	I saw this product from Wolverine yesterday, it looks interesting. It saves to an SD card. Convert Your 35mm Film To Digital Images Without a Computer and In Seconds: Wolverine Data

11-07-2008, 10:58 PM	#24
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by miniheli I had my film scanned for the first time. I had 6 rolls of 24 exp film made into cd's. I didn’t even have them printed and guess how much it cost me? About $52! That was with the student discount. I think for the long run, it is worth having a personal scanner for slides/photos if you have lots of old photos and slides to convert to digital. But wow $52. My mom payed for me, she was shocked at how expensive it is now. lol Ouch! That is expensive. I have mine done at Costco. I think they charge about $2 per roll to burn to CD. Processing to CD with no prints is less than $5 per roll. (Sorry, I can't remember the exact amounts!) Steve

11-08-2008, 03:59 AM	#25
brownargus Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Rotherham, South Yorkshire, UK Posts: 55	Originally posted by Lowell Goudge I used a minolta Dimage II scanner to scan all my slides and film. It has 2 carriers, one for 4 mounted slides the other for 6 negatives in a strip. It works well but is slow beyond belief. It takes anywhere from 2-8 minutes per frame. on the good side you can batch process the entire carrier so it can be set up and walked away from. it does not have the same resolution as the nikon scanners 2880 dpi as opposed to 4000 or 5000 dpi, but it works and is reliable (more than 20K images scanned over 5 years) One major drawback is that it is USB 1.1. I am not sure if newer modles are USB2 but that would help. Also note, if you are shooting film, some labs prefer uncut strips as opposed to mounted slides or cut negatives. When I got my K10D, the store I bought it from also processed film, and at the time quoted $1 CDN per strip, a strip being any length up to and including a roll of 36. They specifically advised regardless of processing location to have the fiml processed and left uncut. I have Minolta Scan Dual II AF2880U which I use with Vuescan software from VueScan Scanning Software. This is considerably faster and easier to use than the software supplied by Minolta. Since taken over by Sony, Minolta scanners are NLA. John

11-08-2008, 05:38 AM	#26
PePe Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Helsinki, Finland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 597	Originally posted by gawan Thanks, I'll have to look the availability of Canon and Epson in my side of the world... I have a 8600F, which is virtually the same as 8800F. For MF (and bigger) it does a good job as long as you can keep your film originals perfectly flat.... Hovewer, for 35mm its performance is limited by its optical resolution. For 35mm I only use a dedicated Nikon film scanner, providing significantly better quality from such small originals.

11-08-2008, 10:37 AM	#27
konraDarnok Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Photos: Albums Posts: 969	I have a Epson V500. I used it to scan some 2000 negatives. It does slides, negatives, and medium format. I'll recommend it without anything to compare it to. But most of the stuff I scanned was 400 ISO 35mm from the 80s, and quite frankly, that stuff is so noisy it makes 1600 ISO digital look like color slide film. Not really, color slide film scans up very nicely -- looks like 400 ISO digital, but 400 ISO color film is pretty terrible looking.

12-25-2008, 09:35 PM	#28
JETninja Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sammamish, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 161	Bumpage... Wife got me for Christmas a VuPoint FS-C1-VP 35mm Slide & Negative Scanner. (she saw it on "The View" tv show and they were wowed..lol) It's not pro level, but might do the trick for the tons of slide stuff I have. You can learn about it from this review I dug up... VuPoint Solutions FS-C1-VP slide scanner ? Register Hardware

12-28-2008, 08:30 AM	#29
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050	Originally posted by Venturi I have a CanoScan 4400F. Scans negs at 600 dpi/ppi. It has the plastic film/slide insert and it does a pretty good job ... if you get the negatives inserted just right, and you use get cardboard filler lined up just right. And it is slooow. I have had mine for several years now, and I am quite happy with the quality of the scans, once I did some adjustments . But "slooow" is quite an understatement, I would say! Sloooooooooooooooooow would be more appropriate, IMO. I only use it when I can't avoid the apparatus......

12-28-2008, 11:56 AM	#30
Stratman Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St Louis, Missouri U S A Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,464	Originally posted by JETninja Bumpage... Wife got me for Christmas a VuPoint FS-C1-VP 35mm Slide & Negative Scanner. (she saw it on "The View" tv show and they were wowed..lol) It's not pro level, but might do the trick for the tons of slide stuff I have. You can learn about it from this review I dug up... VuPoint Solutions FS-C1-VP slide scanner ? Register Hardware Would you mind giving a review of this once you've put it through the paces? I would love to get something like this if it produced decent images..

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