Negative Scanner Advice (Page 2): I think I have posted before that my experience with a I listen scanner was quite negative. However, I have had extremely good experience with the...

newsguygeorge Loc: Victoria, Texas

I think I have posted before that my experience with a I listen scanner was quite negative. However, I have had extremely good experience with the Wolverine 20 megapixel dedicated scanner. I believe I paid around $125 for it through Amazon.com.

Bill Munny Loc: Aurora, Colorado

I have scanned 1000s of b&w negs with a Canon 8800F. It has special holders for negs and special holders for slides. You do multiple negs or slides at one time and it keeps each separate neg or slide in it's own individual file. Just keep it extremely clean as with your negs and especially slides.

nicksr1125 Loc: Mesa, AZ

rehess wrote:

My Plustek 8200i does a good job on B&W negatives.

Agree with rehess. I bought the 8200i from B&H with Silver Fast Studio. ( https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/883631-REG/Plustek_783064365338_OpticFilm_8200i_Ai_Film.html ). It works very well & is reasonably fast. I've scanned over 150 rolls of B&W and color negs. You can specify what film you're scanning to adjust what the outcome looks like.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

jules1476 wrote:

I was wondering if anyone on here has any experience with a decently priced negative scanner....I shoot mostly black and white film and would love to be able to scan my negatives to my laptop. Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated!!

I have the Epson V600, and it's done tens of thousands of scans for me, but no negatives. Below is an article about film scanners and some examples.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/buying-guide/film-scanners

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Like yourself, I photograph with a lot of black and white film. I would look at Epson products. I've been using a Perfection 3200 for over 15 years. They aren't exceedingly inexpensive, but consider it a piece of photographic equipment. The investment is worth it.

The model I've been using is no longer produced. However, they have several more recently released models.
--Bob

jules1476 wrote:

I was wondering if anyone on here has any experience with a decently priced negative scanner....I shoot mostly black and white film and would love to be able to scan my negatives to my laptop. Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated!!

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

rpavich wrote:

Then trust me when I say; Pakon f135 non plus.

Check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoxU2s-EudY

Win XP is required, according to the video I started to watch. Show stopper...

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

rmalarz wrote:

Like yourself, I photograph with a lot of black and white film. I would look at Epson products. I've been using a Perfection 3200 for over 15 years. They aren't exceedingly inexpensive, but consider it a piece of photographic equipment. The investment is worth it.

The model I've been using is no longer produced. However, they have several more recently released models.
--Bob

We used a Perfection 3200 Pro scanner in the lab back in 2002. It came with some very advanced software that made it work better.

I'd look at the V850 now. It is a very fine option for under $1000.

Of course, the Hasselblad Flextight is also a good option, at $16,000!

RonBoyd

I have used a Microtek i900 for about ten years now with VueScan software. Although it doesn't get as much use lately scanning film (maybe a couple times a year) it still does a great job. You could look into the current line of Microtek scanners. (Or better yet, a used i900... I notice ebay has a $75 price on one.)

https://www.imaging-resource.com/SCAN/MI9/MI9.HTM
https://www.hamrick.com/ (VueScan)
http://www.microtekusa.com/

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

WayneT wrote:

I use an Epson V-600. It's a little pricy compared to cheap models but it will do an exceptional job for you. The software that come with the V-600 is worth the price of the scanner, it's exceptional.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/647187-REG/Epson_B11B198011_Perfection_V600_Photo_Scanner.html

If the V-600 is of the same quality as my old V-750 it will do a great job. No it is not perfect as a dedicated scanner but most people would have a hard time telling the difference. The huge advantage of a quality flatbed is versatility and pays in many ways. I have scanned hundreds of old (Some over 100 years old) family photos and can now share them with all the descendants. It does slides, color negs, crayon drawings and scans legal documents, makes PDFs of them or JPEGs for a digital record of everything. Pays for it self very quickly.

Here is a scan of a 3 pin bridge in Colorado from a very old slide that was fading and had some damage. The scanner fixed it up pretty good.

(Download)

suntouched Loc: Sierra Vista AZ

jules1476 wrote:

I was wondering if anyone on here has any experience with a decently priced negative scanner....I shoot mostly black and white film and would love to be able to scan my negatives to my laptop. Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated!!

I own a Epson V700 film scanner that I have been thinking of selling since I don't do film anymore. It's about 8 years old but hasn't been used in the last 2 years. I have 120 and 35 mm scanner trays and custom glass trays for curly film. I have the paperwork and maybe even the original box. The scanner has been sitting on my desk covered with a dust cover and sadly unused. I believe that Epson came up with a newer model since the V700. The V700 is an excellent scanner, reasonably easy to use. I scanned all of my film images to digital files when I was shooting film. Many rolls of film passed through that scanner.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

suntouched wrote:

I own a Epson V700 film scanner that I have been t... (show quote)

Yes, they have the 800 series now but the 700 are phenomenal still.

Floridaguy Loc: Ocala , Florida

I have a Nikon CoolScan V ED. The scanner works beautifully and comes with a slide adapter . These scanners can--sometimes--be found on Ebay . To my knowledge , Nikon does not sell scanners anymore , as they do not provide the proper software for them to work--However--you can download software at WWW. HAMRICK.COM . The software is identified as " VueScan "--either 32 or 62 bit.

When I bought my scanner, the cost was around $500.00 , new--however I would think that you can find them a lot less expensive... Hope this helps you out

CPR Loc: Nature Coast of Florida

If you can find an old HP 3970 you could do slides and negatives. If you can find one it would be cheap but you'd need an old Win XP system pc to run it.
I have mine in the closet with an old WinXP laptop sitting on top waiting for a need.

Paul Buckhiester Loc: Columbus, GA USA

jules1476 wrote:

I was wondering if anyone on here has any experience with a decently priced negative scanner....I shoot mostly black and white film and would love to be able to scan my negatives to my laptop. Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated!!

I use a Canoscan 9000. I think you should try it before you spend a bunch on a dedicated model. It does 9600.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Floridaguy wrote:

I have a Nikon CoolScan V ED. The scanner works b... (show quote)

I have an aged Nikon LS-2000, which I purchased from someone who refurbishes them. I keep an aged WinXP computer system to run it. I'm hoping this system runs long enough for me to finish my project of scanning forty years of slides. However, interestingly enough, while the Nikon does a much better job on slides and color negatives, the Plustek does a much better job on B&W negatives