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foodpoison
10-03-2009, 18:14
So, my Epson Perfection V350 doesn't work with medium format negatives, and I need a new, decent scanner for under £80 and it must work with vista.

Any suggestions? :shrug: :(
EdBray
10-03-2009, 18:15
lol, pitw I think!
foodpoison
10-03-2009, 18:17
(thank god for urban dictionary)

Really, do you not think those specs are possible?
cherryrig
10-03-2009, 18:22
V500

Thats what I use and really nice scanner. Just look at any of my MF stuff and it's done with that.

If you can then get a V700 or even V750, depends if your thinking of ever doing 5x4 stuff or wet scans
EdBray
10-03-2009, 18:23
Not for £80 I don't.

You will soon discover (if you haven't already) that as the negative size increases the associated costs rise disproportionately.

If you think medium format is expensive, wait until you try 5x4 or 10x8!
EdBray
10-03-2009, 18:25
V500

Thats what I use and really nice scanner. Just look at any of my MF stuff and it's done with that.

If you can then get a V700 or even V750, depends if your thinking of ever doing 5x4 stuff or wet scans

V500 :lol: well that's only £100 more than the OP wanted to spend, remember he wants to do this for £80 :lol:
foodpoison
10-03-2009, 18:26
Awesome haha.

I wonder if there's anywhere round near me that scans 120 negs.
joxby
10-03-2009, 18:37
Not for £80 I don't.

You will soon discover (if you haven't already) that as the negative size increases the associated costs rise disproportionately.

If you think medium format is expensive, wait until you try 5x4 or 10x8!



soon as you drop out of the 35mm comfort zone, stuff conspires to thwart in one way or another.



:lol:
foodpoison
10-03-2009, 18:44
*hates life*
:p
joxby
10-03-2009, 18:54
send em to me ya girl.

I was just thinking, this is the second night I've spent scanning, 24 frames a night and its doing my head in.
Then, in between replying here and checking pre-scans/scans, IT appears on screen, you know the one, the one with no pp, straight out of the scanner, that you know its destined for greatness...:)

Its a snowscape.....a month after it last snowed....:lol:

slowly slowly catchy monkey
foodpoison
10-03-2009, 19:03
Oh, yes, I know the ones :)
So emailing my photography tutor he's going to see about getting a 120 enlarger set up!
Awesome :D

Let's go and get old school :)

I'll have to save up not only for a camera, but a scanner also! Christmas maybe? :)
fraggle101
10-03-2009, 19:07
Iv got the V700 and its great!

Although im probably not using it correctly! I could scan a lot more than 24frames in one night!! lol.. All on the auto setting! not sure what im missing out on by that though! lol..
joxby
10-03-2009, 19:09
well, if you're going to print them with an enlarger, you could scan the print with an ordinary flatbed..
foodpoison
10-03-2009, 19:14
well, if you're going to print them with an enlarger, you could scan the print with an ordinary flatbed..

Exactly!
According to him it's not QUITE big enough for a 120 neg, and i'll be chopping a tiny bit off the edges. Better than nowt?

Now to refine my printing skills to impress you guys ;)
Gandhi
10-03-2009, 19:30
you might be able to get your hands on a second epson 4990 scanner for around the £100 mark as I think you can pick them up for £150ish new now.

THIS (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EPSON-3170-PHOTO-SCANNER_W0QQitemZ250386065507QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK _Scanners?hash=item250386065507&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1690|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A13 18) will also scan med format and will undoubtably produce reasonable results for prints up to a3 maybe.

Dunno about THIS (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MUSTEK-SCANNER-BEARPAW-4800TA-PRO-II-RET_W0QQitemZ140306166072QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Sca nners?hash=item140306166072&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318)

or THIS (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HP-Scanjet-4890-L1952A-Boxed-and-Sealed_W0QQitemZ110359486148QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ Scanners?hash=item110359486148&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318)

THIS (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Canon-Outlet-CanoScan-8800F-Refurbished_W0QQitemZ290301621088QQcmdZViewItemQQp tZUK_Scanners?hash=item290301621088&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318) should be good


so plenty to be going on with there.

What I'm trying to point out is that there are plenty of cheap scanners out there to scan med format!