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Am I right in assuming that cheap ones in mainstream highstreet stores (not camera shops) may not be as good as more expensive ones?
and please use their services
Film scanners
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The gadget shop has a couple in, one's only £30.
Thing is though, for the hassle, I may as well just get them scanned when I take them to get processed and then develop them from digital, cause I can't do the darkroom stuffs. It's only £1 or something and it's not as if I'm going to shoot mostly film.
Am I trying to convince myself that I need a new toy that I really don't need??
Thing is though, for the hassle, I may as well just get them scanned when I take them to get processed and then develop them from digital, cause I can't do the darkroom stuffs. It's only £1 or something and it's not as if I'm going to shoot mostly film.
Am I trying to convince myself that I need a new toy that I really don't need??
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Here is a really useful website all about film scanners,...(include tests)!
http://www.filmscanner.info/en/index.html
http://www.filmscanner.info/en/NikonCoolscan5ED.html
I had had a Heidelberg Linoscan 1450 Firewire.
I still have a Nikon Coolscan ED V (Nikon Software) and Epson V700 using Silverfast SE.
If you just want digitalize your old negatives I recommend you buying a good second hand Nikon Coolscan and after you have finished, sell them again. Thats the cheapest way to get the best quality. But it takes a long time.
I thought I can sell my Nikon Coolscan after half year again. However I am still not finished after 1 year...
I do say that it is not worth buying a cheap film scanner. Today's DSLRs are just better and I just sold my Mamiya 7 last month because for me it is just too time consuming using films.
http://www.filmscanner.info/en/index.html
http://www.filmscanner.info/en/NikonCoolscan5ED.html
I had had a Heidelberg Linoscan 1450 Firewire.
I still have a Nikon Coolscan ED V (Nikon Software) and Epson V700 using Silverfast SE.
If you just want digitalize your old negatives I recommend you buying a good second hand Nikon Coolscan and after you have finished, sell them again. Thats the cheapest way to get the best quality. But it takes a long time.
I thought I can sell my Nikon Coolscan after half year again. However I am still not finished after 1 year...
I do say that it is not worth buying a cheap film scanner. Today's DSLRs are just better and I just sold my Mamiya 7 last month because for me it is just too time consuming using films.
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Actually, a number of the real cheap ones are actually based on webcam technology - theres a light panel at one end of the box, under the slot for the negatives/slides, then the webcam lens is mounted squarely over the top of that, with a fixed focus lens. The dead giveaway is the driver software often refers to 'em as webcams
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i got a film and slide canner at a club auction , konica minolta.
it really very good. i also bought a cheep one and there is no control over the exposer.
i would not recommend the cheep ones , you will end up with more work correction the scans
Cheer Steve
it really very good. i also bought a cheep one and there is no control over the exposer.
i would not recommend the cheep ones , you will end up with more work correction the scans
Cheer Steve
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They can actually be a very quick and easy way to digitise slides. One thing to watch out for is that most of the second hand ones were designed for full-frame 35mm film cameras, and therefore if you strap it to a crop sensor digital camera, you'll get the centre of the slide, rather than the whole image.