How does one scan a color negative to get a .jpg image. Special scanner and/or software needed?
HMM
I got out my old Minolta Maxxum 7000 recently and shot a roll of color film. I took the film to Walgreen to get it developed. They send it out and will have it ready in a week. It seems these days you get the prints but do not get the negatives back. Instead they provide a CD with .jpg images. I have no idea at what resolution they scan the pictures to generate these digital files. Cost for a roll of 36 is $15.95.
Does anyone here shoot film any more? Is there a better place to get the film developed maybe via mail order?
HMM
The cost to repair inexpensive kit lens exceeds their value! I know Tamron charges a minimum of $160 to repair one of their lenses. Canon is probably similar. Take the money you would spend on repair and put it towards a new and better lens.
I went ahead and had Tamron USA fix that lens. It cost $160 and was done very quickly (about a week turn around time). Putting a "Lens Band" on it solves the very bad lens creep. I'm not sure I will keep the lens as its auto-focus is very slow. At times it's handy to have 18-250mm in one lens but the downside in IQ and focus speed may not be worth it. I tend to use my Minolta 70-210 beercan, my Minolta 100-200, or my Minolta 75-300 lenses because most of my shooting is of birds at the feeders in my back yard! That 75-300 is a beast. Good for building up hand and arm muscles! :-)
Too many lenses too little time!
Puck
Sometimes you save money, sometimes you don't. I recently bought a used Tamron 18-250 for my Sony DSLR for $200. It looked great and worked great for about two weeks. Then it stopped auto focusing at anything over 100mm or so (cycled back and forth). Also as you zoomed out the largest F-stop as indicated by the camera went from 3.5 up to 5 and then started down again reaching 3.5 at 250mm. Of course it's really 6.3 at 250mm! Tamron USA says it will cost AT LEAST $160 to repair. I should have bought a new lens with the 6 year warranty.
I'm used to buying or using my old Minolta AF lenses that are much older, built like tanks, and seem to keep on working forever.
Ah Well - Live and learn!
HMMjr