35mm film processed into RAW?

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is it possible to send film off for processing and get RAW files back?

If so, here is the best place to do it?

Also if anyone knows any good cheap online stock shops that would be a bonus :thumbs:

Thanks in advance
 
The only way you'll get a raw file from film is to shoot it with a camera.

Which is not that bad a way a way of copying if you have a macro lens, good lightsource and a tripod.
 
I think that professional edition of VueScan software will scan to Adobe .DNG format - nearest you'll get to a RAW format afaik...
 
DNG = raw (repeat x 100)

My do you want raw? When I get mine scanned they come back as tiffs, perfect for Photoshop.
 
dazzajl said:
The only way you'll get a raw file from film is to shoot it with a camera.

Which is not that bad a way a way of copying if you have a macro lens, good lightsource and a tripod.
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Sorry, would appear that's total pish then.
 
TheBigYin said:
I think that professional edition of VueScan software will scan to Adobe .DNG format - nearest you'll get to a RAW format afaik...
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As already mentioned, DNG is RAW ;)

Correct - The idea being that you can still change how the scanning software interprets the raw data from the scanner after it's been scanned - The same principle as a camera but using a scanner instead.
 
swanseamale47 said:
DNG is actually pretty much a tiff with a raw coat on.
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As are all RAW files.

"Many raw file formats (including 3FR (Hasselblad), DCR, K25, KDC (Kodak), CR2 (Canon), ERF (Epson), MEF (Mamiya), MOS (Leaf), NEF (Nikon), ORF (Olympus), PEF (Pentax), RW2 (Panasonic) and ARW, SRF, SR2 (Sony)) are based on the TIFF file format"

DNG are also based on the TIF format, although i believe a newer 'spec' and is used by Panasonic & Leica.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_image_format
 
All I meant by saying "nearest to a raw format" was don't expect it to produce a CR2 file just because it's a canon scanner / NEF file from a Nikon Coolscan. To be honest i'd probably just save it as a TIFF and use "Open As" in CS4 to open the TIFF using Camera Raw if I needed to mess with exposures etc.
 
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