sabrejet

For you that shoot transparency film, I would like to know what lab you send out to for E-6 processing? Then do you scan or have it done at a lab that uses a drum scanner? If you do the scanning, what scanner do you use?
I want to thank you for your help.

AzGriz Loc: Sedona, Arizona

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BebuLamar

I send mine to wyane lab but do not scan. I project the slide.

Bobspez Loc: Southern NJ, USA

I scan the unmounted transparencies with a Canoscan 8800F scanner. I use B&H to buy the film with a prepaid processing envelope to mail out. I find I need to use the Photoshop healing brush tool to remove several scanning artifacts from each scanned image (specs of dust, tiny fibers) attracted to the transparency by static electricity. Scanning software doesn't work well to automatically remove artifacts during scanning.

FotoPhreak Loc: Whittier, CA

I went digital about 10 years ago so I no longer use film. But I still scan my old slides. About the time I went digital, I started scanning my slides with a Canon CanoScan 9000F. I got decent results but I was never completely happy with the results - particularly when making prints larger than 8.5x11. Last year I purchased a Plustek 120 film scanner. It was pricey, but a majority of my slides are medium format. I am very happy with the Plustek scans. My daughter asked for a large print of one of my slides and I had a roughly 3'x4' print made by a commercial lab and the print was very sharp. Plustek makes 35mm scanners in the $300-$400 range. A lot of UHH member like Epson flatbed scanners. I suspect the Epson scanners produce better scans than the CanoScan, but my experience with the Plustek has biased my mindset towards dedicated film scanners.

wj cody Loc: springfield illinois

i do my e6 processing at home. the kits are readily available and with a changing bag, just as easy to process as black & white.

sabrejet

I did that years ago, back in my 35mm days. I enjoyed doing it.
















WJ Cody
Thank for that reminder that I did that, back in my 35mm days. I enjoyed doing it. Do you do the scanning? If so, what scanner do you have?

wj cody Loc: springfield illinois

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

I have three scanners - an Epson flatbed, a Plustek 8100, and a Nikon LS-2000; I listed them from least good to best. The LS-2000 is no longer manufactured by Nikon, so I purchased mine from a guy who refurbishes them. It scans each row 16 times, each from a different angle, then uses Parallax to avoid surface defects.