Scanning 35mm slides (Page 2): Thank you very much TriX. I appreciate your comments.

bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado

TriX wrote:

I just finished scanning ~ 1000 negatives and slides on an Epson V600. A PIA, but the results are excellent. The color correction and Digital ICE SW do an excellent job with almost no cleaning up of dust spots, etc. I scanned the “snapshots” at 1200 DPI which yields ~1MB JPEGs and the “serious shots” at 4800 dpi, which takes longer. The V600 does an excellent job for ~$200.

Thank you very much TriX. I appreciate your comments.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

burkphoto wrote:

Epson V600 if you can find it. Amazon has it for $230.

Excellent scanner

Bigmike1 Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.

TriX wrote:

I just finished scanning ~ 1000 negatives and slides on an Epson V600. A PIA, but the results are excellent. The color correction and Digital ICE SW do an excellent job with almost no cleaning up of dust spots, etc. I scanned the “snapshots” at 1200 DPI which yields ~1MB JPEGs and the “serious shots” at 4800 dpi, which takes longer. The V600 does an excellent job for ~$200.

The V600 does an excellent job. I bought two of them. My wife and son use the other one for scanning photos for their family history work. Years ago I bought an Epson scanner/printer which scanned slides. I was happy with the scanner part but the printer used ink like it was going out of style. I never used it for printing. I love the V600 scanner. It is an excellent choice.

Schoee Loc: Europe

bkorsgren wrote:

Hi, I'm new, I'm Bill (bkorsgren). I scanned a lifetime of 35mm slides and film on a Canon Pixma MP280 all in one scanner printer, and have been entirely satisfied -- then it died! Can anyone suggest an equivalent replacement?

Whatever you do, DO NOT get one of those small machine scanners that only scan to jpeg and normally quote specs as so many mp. An example is Kodak RODFS35. You will regret it, they are a waste of money. Get the Epson flat bed many here recommend. The quality is excellent.

fourlocks Loc: Londonderry, NH

burkphoto wrote:

Epson V600 if you can find it. Amazon has it for $230.

I'll add my vote for the V600; I've used it for years scanning everything from my old 35mm slides to black & white photographs in my grandmother's albums. As others noted, make sure you understand the software enough. You need to be scanning in professional mode as that provides access to a lot of the processing filters and adjustments. Great little scanner at a very reasonable price.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

bkorsgren wrote:

Thank you. I've been considering that. I didn't know if it gave similar quality.

I second the Epson V600. Great quality at a reasonable price, it’s what I call a good value. Has its own driver software but a lot of folks use VueScan software. It gives more tweaking ability if you’re in to that sort of thing.

Rashid Abdu Loc: Ohio

I have Epson V500 Photo. Just finished scanning about 2000 slides. It scans 4 slides at a time. I am happy with the results.

ColonelButler Loc: Niagara-on-the-Lake ON Canada

I had about 1000 slides done by ScanCafe. Not impressed with result. Subsequently acquired an Epson V600. Subsequent re-scans of the best slides showed significant improvement in the result.

mmcgavin

I have an Epson V600 and it produces superb color and B&W scans but when I got it, the scanner was not compatible with Windows 10. From reading on the web, apparently this manifests itself in different ways. In my case the buttons on the front (copy, email, etc.) do not work and thus I cannot do one step copying- a real inconvenience.

Some months ago I called Epson and the rep said "Yes that's right. We are waiting for the factory to come up with a solution".Many solutions are offered on the web but they have not worked for me.

It seems incomprehensible that a company like Epson would market such an excellent scanner as the V600 while it was still incompatible with the latest Windows.

Maybe I have missed it but has a solution been found?

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

mmcgavin wrote:

I have an Epson V600 and it produces superb color ... (show quote)

Yes, forget the front panel buttons and install and use the Epson ap that came with your scanner. Works great with Win 10, and super easy to use - you can do all your work from the ap and with lots more options. Frankly, I haven’t ever looked at the front panel, just the power on button on the side.

xt2 Loc: British Columbia, Canada

bkorsgren wrote:

Thank you. I've been considering that. I didn't know if it gave similar quality.

I too use the Epson and am completely satisfied...

Cheers!

WayneL Loc: Baltimore Md

My cheap Epson V300 does a good job

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

I would just add that the color, after scanning, from 35 year old negatives is stunning - as good (if not better) than anything my modern DSLR produces. Probably mostly Fuji Velvia or NPS, but with some Kodacolor as well. After seeing the results, my son (who teaches photography and graphic arts) said: “Dad, let’s take your EOS-1n and the RB67 out and shoot some film”. We will.

JimRPhoto Loc: Raleigh NC

Replying to Thomas’s post, I also put up a post on the Nikon ES-2 and my success with non-Nikon camera and lens in copying slides. Very fast, and you can adjust exposure in the camera just as you would on a site. Also, the auto focus avoids the problem I was having with a scanner in that many were out of focus. Recall when you used a projector, how you needed to keep re-focusing? Well that problem is solved with use of a camera with auto focus lens. And finally, my camera has built in HDR. I have successfully recovered very dark slides that were very poorly digitized by the scanner, and luckily had not thrown the slides away. Just a consideration for you. JimR.

charles tabb Loc: Richmond VA.

bkorsgren wrote:

Hi, I'm new, I'm Bill (bkorsgren). I scanned a lifetime of 35mm slides and film on a Canon Pixma MP280 all in one scanner printer, and have been entirely satisfied -- then it died! Can anyone suggest an equivalent replacement?

I just bought (this week) a Wolverine Data F2D Titan High Definition Film to Did Film to Digital Converter.
Got it from B&H for $149.99 as the rep. recommend. I haven't tried it as yet.

I have had real good help from them in the past.