bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado

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?

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

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

bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado

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

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

I just had some done at ScanCafe for 37 cents each--excellent work. Unless you have a ton of slides to do, that’s cheaper than buying equipment. They clean each slide, correct scratches, etc.

Thomas902 Loc: Washington DC

Welcome to UHH bkorsgren ... Since you are new here I would suggest you learn to use the Search Tool found at the top of the page...

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All the best on your journey bkorsgren

bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado

Thank you Thomas

bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado

Thank you jaymatt

flip1948 Loc: Hamden, CT

I have an Epson Perfection series scanner that I bought several years ago, can't think of the exact model number right now. It came with all of the holders and software necessary to scan a variety of slides and negatives in color or black and white.

It did a very good job of producing high resolution scans. However, it was not very fast....took several minutes for each scan. With a lot of covid time on my hands I'm thinking of doing a massive bit of additional scanning.

Since I have thousands of slides and negatives and I still shoot mostly film this has me looking at stand alone scanners with a claimed scanning time of 1 to 2 seconds per scan. There are a wide variety available on Amazon in the $140 to $150 range and higher (much higher).

I'm thinking of getting a Kodak with a 5 inch LCD screen for $160. It's 14mp with an interpolated resolution of 22mp. Requires a 32 gb SD card (not included).

One caveat...no matter how thorough a job you think you do cleaning dust from the slide or negative, you will miss some. Then I would have to clean up the scan by using the clone tool in Paint Shop Pro to remove the dust spots....adding to the per scan time.

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Welcome aboard Bill.Stan. Lots of alernative answers.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

It’s a photo scanner, not an all-in-one. You can make 48-bit TIFF files with it.

Learn the driver software... that’s where the power is.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

Welcom to the hog, bkorsgren. Since you're new I'll just point out that when you reply to someone you have the option of "reply" or "quote reply". Quote reply includes a quote from the post you're replying to so you don't have to include the name, although you may if you wish. It also lends some context to your answer for clarification if it's more than "thanks".

Also, as flip1948 mentions, you will want to be able to do some postprocessing to eliminate dust (there's always a few spots that sneak through). I would add that postprocessing might also be necessary if your slides or photos have faded with time. I use a fairly old scanner, so I'm not familiar with the newest models. Some of the software might do some preliminary dust removal, but in the end the fine work is up to you. AI can't do everything (yet).

And feel free to ask questions.

bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado

I appreciate that very much, thank you DirtFarmer

bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado

Thank you, Stan

bkorsgren Loc: SW Colorado

Thank you for all your comments, flip1948. The Kodak Slide N Scan with 5" LCD screen looks really interesting.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

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.