Originally posted by jva59 Can participants in this forum recommend a scanner (so that I can use my film cameras a little more often)? Many thanks!
I personally recommend something from the Epson "V" -line of flatbeds (with transparency adaptors, for scanning film).
The price and model number goes up with basically the size of the transparency scan width. I've had the v600, bought refurb directly from Epson at ~50% discount from 'new', for a few years. It does two 35-mm strips, or one MF (2-1/4") strip at a go.
Flatness is an ongoing issue as the film holder isn't particularly good, but works ok with reasonably flat negs (you can purchase 3d-party solutions, which I haven't tried).
That, and keeping it dust free are the biggest hassles, but it generally yields 'pretty good' scans IMO.
Swift1 plays these scanners like a stradivarius ... the rest of us just do our best.