Please recommend a film scanner……..

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Bobby77501
Aug 18, 2003
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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……..

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Jazzman
Aug 19, 2003
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)
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Steve Simpson
Aug 19, 2003
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.
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nomail
Aug 19, 2003
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.


Johan W. Elzenga johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/
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Bobby77501
Aug 21, 2003
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

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Bobby77501
Aug 21, 2003
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

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Hecate
Aug 21, 2003
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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