Please recommend a film scanner……..

On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 19:49:02 -0400, "Bobby77501" wrote :

I’m looking for recommendations for a film scanner OR a scanner that can scan both prints and film. The reason I’d like to look at film scanners is that the resulting resolution would be much better than with a print scanner. Thanks……..

Bobby

Hi Bobby,

I use a Epson Perfection 2400 Photo, and I’m very surprised by its high quality. For both prints and films (positive and negative). And tt’s fast !
Good luck …

Jazzman (France)

I use a Epson Perfection 2400 Photo, and I’m very surprised by its high quality. For both prints and films (positive and negative). And tt’s fast !

Same here!

Great scanner and cheap as dirt.

$160 from www.newegg.com

Huge upgrade for me from 8+ year old HP Scanjet II c.

Bobby77501 wrote:

I’m looking for recommendations for a film scanner OR a scanner that can scan both prints and film. The reason I’d like to look at film scanners is that the resulting resolution would be much better than with a print scanner. Thanks……..

It’s not so much the resolution that makes a film scanner superior, it’s the Dmax. Flatbed scanners do not have a high enough Dmax to scan high contrast films. Especially slide films do not come out that great if you use a flat bed scanner with transparenct module. If you will only scan color negatives, you may get satisfactury results with a flatbed scanner, but if you want to scan slides, go for a dedicated film scanner.

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Johan W. Elzenga johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/

Do you have any specific recommendations for a dedicated film scanner? The rating for the dual purpose Epson Perfection 3200 seems quite good – so, now, I’m confused. I want the best I can afford and $500 is OK for a dedicated film scanner – but now I don’t know what to do – and have no way to compare dedicated versus dual purpose. Thanks………

Bobby

"nospam" wrote in message

I will have agree with Johan. If you are very critical and want the best flatbeds for film scanning isn’t the best way to go. However, if you are

on

a budget and don’t want extreme quality scans because you plan to print

them

on a desktop printer or because you simply don’t have the desk space for

two

scanners or you have need for both flatbed scanning and film scanner a moderate priced flatbed with film scanning capabilities is a great way to go. Right now I think Epson has the best. You do need to however plan to spend at least $500 to get a good new one. If you don’t mind last years model you can get one a little cheaper. But, make sure that when the

scanner

was the latest model it sold for at least $500. With scanners you very

much

get what you pay for. A $50 scanner just doesn’t cut in because of

hardware

quality and software quality (not that you can get one that does film at that price.).

Robert

Do you know where I can get ratings for various film scanners? Thanks again………..

Bobby

"nospam" wrote in message

I will have agree with Johan. If you are very critical and want the best flatbeds for film scanning isn’t the best way to go. However, if you are

on

a budget and don’t want extreme quality scans because you plan to print

them

on a desktop printer or because you simply don’t have the desk space for

two

scanners or you have need for both flatbed scanning and film scanner a moderate priced flatbed with film scanning capabilities is a great way to go. Right now I think Epson has the best. You do need to however plan to spend at least $500 to get a good new one. If you don’t mind last years model you can get one a little cheaper. But, make sure that when the

scanner

was the latest model it sold for at least $500. With scanners you very

much

get what you pay for. A $50 scanner just doesn’t cut in because of

hardware

quality and software quality (not that you can get one that does film at that price.).

Robert

On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 20:35:30 -0400, "Bobby77501" wrote:

Do you have any specific recommendations for a dedicated film scanner? The rating for the dual purpose Epson Perfection 3200 seems quite good – so, now, I’m confused. I want the best I can afford and $500 is OK for a dedicated film scanner – but now I don’t know what to do – and have no way to compare dedicated versus dual purpose. Thanks………

At that price look at Minolta or the Polaroid ones.

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