Film Scanner

[TaffyTim]

Hi all,

I am looking to scan quite a lot of my old film negatives, what is the minimum spec film scanner needed to use in order to get comparable end quality compared to printing from the original negs?

are flat bed scanners any good?

any help most appreciated

TaffyTim

 

[RaglanSurf]

Hi Tim,

If you trawl through the F&C section you'll find a whole load of discussions about scanning but briefly.

Apologies for this quote from another thread but you get the idea..

If you're really set on scanning them at home and don't intend to shoot any film yourself in the future then your best bet is to get something like the Epson 700 or 750 or the Nikon Coolscan IV or V from ebay. Scan what you want at home then stick it back on eBay when you're done, it's unlikely you'll lose any money, or if you buy carefully you might even make a little profit.

You can read the whole thread here, it's about slides but the same goes for negs pretty much.

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=337964

There are a whole load of other threads but I think this is the most recent.

Oh, and beware it is one of the most time consuming things I've ever done so it's best left to the long, dark winter evenings when there's nothing on TV and you haven't got any money to go out and spend on beer.

 

[TaffyTim]

thanks for feedback