Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Just scanning them is a million times easier.
Scan the neg directly to the computer folder.
When done scanning several or whatever open the folder and crop as needed and if desired do a little PS as would be done regardless and wow, done.
So much quicker and easier.
Ps the scanner allows you to crop to just the area you want to and crop 3-4 or whatever number of negs on the bed into separate images and wa la again easily done in no time flat and no cutting or fooling around.

Bill_de Loc: US

Since you will be finished soon, can I send you mine?


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burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

I find the exact opposite to be true. I can scan a whole uncut 36 exposure roll in five minutes with the camera setup. If the film is in strips of six frames, add a few minutes.

With Negative Lab Pro 3.x, a plug-in for Lightroom Classic, I can have all the negatives' initial conversions done in another 10-15 minutes or so. Then they are ready for cull editing and fine tuning (cropping and spotting, masking, etc.) in LrC. I've done thousands of them this way.

I cut my teeth copying film to film in the 1980s for slide shows. Then I ran a high volume digital scan lab in the early 2000s, scanning several million portraits each Fall on nine long roll Kodak Bremson HR500 scanners (on three shifts, with three operators per shift, each running three scanners). So I'm very sensitive to anything that slows me down. The V600 was slow as molasses. It was fine for 120/220, but camera scanning is still faster.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Who cares about 35mm.
These are most likely not 35mm.
I am talking ease and I do have experience doing what I am talking about.
Quick easy no silly setups, it can be done inclined on the bed with cats and a laptop.
When done just turn off scanner on bedside table and fold up laptop.
Whew, writing took longer than doing such simple and quick stuff.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

I have even seen an adjustable negative holder for some of the older "odd size" negatives. That was long ago and I don't remember the brand.
I once made a holder from heavy cardboard with an Xacto knife for one negative someone wanted scanned. I just didn't have or need that holder so I made a one time and trash it holder.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

One of the challenges with scanners is focus. The scanner lens is normally focused on the top surface of the glass bed, for sharp images of prints. But if you put slides in mounts in a slide holder, or negatives in a film holder of some sort, that raises them above the glass. Some scanners compensate for this, and some don't. A few, like the Epson V850, have two lenses, one for larger media placed on the glass, and one for smaller media in holders.

If you put a piece of film directly onto the scanner glass bed, experiment with whether it should be emulsion UP, or emulsion DOWN, for the sharpest focus. Do the same with slides and negatives in film holders. You can always flip the image in software, if needed to make it "right-reading."

Unfortunately, placing a negative on scanner glass "base side down, emulsion up" may lead to the appearance of Newton's rings. There is little that can be done to minimize that, short of using a film holder.

There are a few "height adjustable" film holders available on Amazon and from other dealers. These enable you to adjust the height of the holder ever so slightly, in an effort to achieve better focus.

74images Loc: Los Angeles, California

Have you looked at the High Speed Negative Scanners, that are Listed at B&H & Amazon?

They Scan Negatives Real Fast, but the Downside, they don't do Slides.

74images

lmTrying Loc: WV Northern Panhandle

Sorry for the delay. Yesterday was not a good day.

I usually find that I am not happy with other people's work on such item. That's why I bought my own scanner. After a friend scanned a photo for me on his Epson, I went home and ordered one. I have been thinking about getting a film strip scanner, but that will be down the road. Right now, all the family photos are just photos back to my Great Great Great Grandmother, including my, believe it or not, Great Aunt Bess.

I make great effort to keep the glass and lid clean. So far I have been using Zeiss Lens Wipes, tweezers, and paper or plastic lifts for getting under the edge of the photos. I may get a box of the white gloves.

Most of my photos and negatives of the last 50 years are not family related, so they can wait.

lmTrying Loc: WV Northern Panhandle

Sorry for the delay, bad day yesterday.

My V600 came with a plastic holder for 35mm film strips and some other sizes. The only glass is the flat bed of the scanner. The one or two negatives I have come across, floating loosely in a box, I simply placed on the glass bed, then converted to a positive image.

As I scan a group of photos, they all go into a "scan" file then later move them into specific "family" files where they also get renamed and notations made. I scan only the photo itself and not the boarder because I have found that including the boarder in the scan can alter the image. In PP I create a new border, making the bottom larger so that I can make notations as to who, where, when, etc.

lmTrying Loc: WV Northern Panhandle

My first attempt to scan photos was on a combo printer, copier, scanner. When I had trouble getting any kind of image from a small oval tin type, I went to a fellow club member for help. Watching his Epson flatbed in action I decided to order one of my own, getting one that offered the Professional Mode of scanning as did his. I make the effort to get the photo square on the scanner so I can eliminate as much border as possible. I found it amazing how much affect the board can have on a scanned image. I then recreate a new border in PP. I have even gone back and rescanned smaller sections of a photo to bring out detail that was otherwise lost in darkness. It's kind of like using spot metering when using your camera.

lmTrying Loc: WV Northern Panhandle

I took a quick look at the website, found a home page, and saved it to my photography favorites. Thanks

Ednsb Loc: Santa Barbara

boy am I going to be the outlier. I have a v600 and it is good for prints at 600 dpi but the resolution numbers it quotes for negatives and slides aren’t accurate. I believe the reason is they are interleaving but I am not sure but I do know talking to a professional scanning company I trust that is so. Also your negatives and slides should be at 4000 dpi minimally. I spent years scanning everything with the flatbed scanner using silver light. There were at least 2 things I learned - cull cull cull oh those are 3 things. I scanned everything and the flatbed scanners are not fast especially you using some of the advanced features like dust removal (don’t it makes your images soft). So I am in a current project where I am culling thousands of negatives and slides. When I am done I will either decide to have the scanning company do the scans or do it myself using a copy stand, mirrorless camera, macro lens and light source. So much faster, just make sure they are clean as possible. Good luck

lmTrying Loc: WV Northern Panhandle

Thanx!
That's a lot to digest in one setting. Thank goodness this will be easy to find so that I can refer back to it.

lmTrying Loc: WV Northern Panhandle

I had not considered the texture of the paper. I assume that glossy prints would be better than any other surface. And considering that a lot of them were taken at car shows, I probably elected for glossy if I was given a choice. But everyone so far has indicated that scanning negatives will be better for more than one reason.

lmTrying Loc: WV Northern Panhandle

I will look into VueScan. Thanx