film scanning
Oct 19, 2018 13:52:39 #
I want to scan my old 35mm slides and multiple format film negatives. Does anyone know of an instrument that will do both? I tried doing that on my copier/scanner with poor results.
Jerry
Jerry
Oct 19, 2018 14:04:20 #
I use Epson Perfection V500 Photo, there are newer models out, have had mine for quite a while. Reasonably priced too.
Oct 19, 2018 14:06:33 #
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Oct 20, 2018 06:02:39 #
jabe750 wrote:
I want to scan my old 35mm slides and multiple format film negatives. Does anyone know of an instrument that will do both? I tried doing that on my copier/scanner with poor results.
Jerry
Jerry
I use an Epson Perfection V550 and like it. It scans 120 and 35mm negatives, as well as photos and slides I believe (I don't use it for that though). It is a bit slow when scanning at higher resolutions, but it is not (in my opinion) designed for real high volume stuff. For the money, I felt it was a great value.
Oct 20, 2018 06:15:16 #
Pablo8
Loc: Nottingham UK.
jabe750 wrote:
I want to scan my old 35mm slides and multiple format film negatives. Does anyone know of an instrument that will do both? I tried doing that on my copier/scanner with poor results.
Jerry
Jerry
I have Canon scanner which does up to 5 x 4 neg' / positives, and prints up to A4. But for speedier process, I use a Magnum Copier (Like an inverted Enlarger colour-head),accepts 35mm and 120 roll film formats, and copy to a digital camera.
Oct 20, 2018 07:20:10 #
jabe750 wrote:
I want to scan my old 35mm slides and multiple format film negatives. Does anyone know of an instrument that will do both? I tried doing that on my copier/scanner with poor results.
Jerry
Jerry
I use the epson V750 Pro (Now V850 Pro). Up to 8X10 negatives or positives.
This is an old negative of a family in WV mountains ca. 1914. Young man on the right was visiting the family with my grandfather.
Format one of those odd shaped negs about 3 1/4" X 5" or so. Don't have the neg handy to measure.
The scanner does a great job and is very versatile for scanning negs and prints.
One great thing it can do is color correct and restore slides that are virtually clear which cannot be done with a camera.
It also removes dust etc. which is tough again with a camera unless you spend huge amounts time trying to clean every bit off or hours photoshopping it out.
Oct 20, 2018 07:25:23 #
jabe750 wrote:
I want to scan my old 35mm slides and multiple format film negatives. Does anyone know of an instrument that will do both? I tried doing that on my copier/scanner with poor results.
Jerry
Jerry
I use an EPSON V800 that has ICE technology. Works beautifully for multiple formats.
Oct 20, 2018 07:40:27 #
I use the Epson V600. Less than $200 at B&H. Does 35mm film, slides, and 120 film. Will scan B&W, color positive and color negative.
Oct 20, 2018 07:47:02 #
I have the Epson V600 and it is good for the money. I do not like the rinky-dink glass-less carrier but it does the job. I used to have Nikon and Minolta scanners that had glass carriers which held the film flatter.
Most of the time, the scanner software will get the exposure and color balance right which is nice. For negatives larger than 120, I simply scan it in halves and merge them together in LR. You will never know it.
Most of the time, the scanner software will get the exposure and color balance right which is nice. For negatives larger than 120, I simply scan it in halves and merge them together in LR. You will never know it.
Oct 20, 2018 07:50:27 #
jabe750 wrote:
I want to scan my old 35mm slides and multiple format film negatives. Does anyone know of an instrument that will do both? I tried doing that on my copier/scanner with poor results.
Jerry
Jerry
These links might help. I know that having anything other than 35mm slides scanned is much more expensive.
https://fstoppers.com/education/how-use-your-dslr-scan-negatives-137248
https://www.scanyourentirelife.com/scanning-your-film-negatives-vs-prints-interesting-comparison/
https://petapixel.com/2012/12/23/why-you-should-digitize-your-film-using-a-camera-instead-of-a-scanner/
http://lifehacker.com/digitize-old-photos-better-with-the-negatives-510606513
Oct 20, 2018 08:12:35 #
OK, now you've got an image file copy scanned from a photograph--
with reduced resolution and contrast. It will look different on
every monitor. So what's the point?
Instead of an historical artifact -- say a print created by the hand of a
19th century photographer--you'll have a bucket of bits created from
said photograph by a machine.
If you upload it onto a website, will it convey autenticity? Or will it
be next to an image of Justin Beiber meeting Abraham Lincoln?
(Photoshop makes that easy.)
Sure, I can stick oil paintings in a color photocopier and produce images
by the score. But no one is going to hang those images on the wall or put
them in a museum. They are just machine copies.
A high-quality, professional photo-lithograph beats computer laser
print-out or inkjet print-out any day. But even the best litho is just
a reproduction.
If you're lucky, the orignal photograph will still be around long after
the disk file has been lost in a disk crash.
with reduced resolution and contrast. It will look different on
every monitor. So what's the point?
Instead of an historical artifact -- say a print created by the hand of a
19th century photographer--you'll have a bucket of bits created from
said photograph by a machine.
If you upload it onto a website, will it convey autenticity? Or will it
be next to an image of Justin Beiber meeting Abraham Lincoln?
(Photoshop makes that easy.)
Sure, I can stick oil paintings in a color photocopier and produce images
by the score. But no one is going to hang those images on the wall or put
them in a museum. They are just machine copies.
A high-quality, professional photo-lithograph beats computer laser
print-out or inkjet print-out any day. But even the best litho is just
a reproduction.
If you're lucky, the orignal photograph will still be around long after
the disk file has been lost in a disk crash.
Oct 20, 2018 08:43:26 #
Bipod wrote:
OK, now you've got an image file copy scanned from... (show quote)
Put it on the internet and it will be there forever.
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