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Andy · 03-04-2007, 13:10

i'm thinking about buying a cheap negative scanner. i've already got a decent flatbed scanner, so all i'll be using this for is for negs.

anybody got any ideas of some models? or an old they wanna chuck out?

i've seen this too shitties on ebay,
here
and
here

cocknose · 03-04-2007, 13:13

depends what you are gonna use the scans for..

cheap neg scanners are normally crap... but if you are only gonna be print 8 by 10's then the epson one is fine. I used to have a mega Nikon one but sold it when i moved. . .

steveb · 03-04-2007, 13:47

Strange you should ask - today was the day I finally got round to scanning some 28 year old negatives on my CanoScan LiDE 500F scanner, bought last summer after a very favourable review in the press.
The results can be seen here: (Nástup means Enter)
splash

cocknose · 03-04-2007, 13:49

I recognize that place.... if you turn one corner you could have taken a picture of my front door!!!

steveb · 03-04-2007, 14:04

You live in the shed at the Old Jewish Cemetery?

Andy · 03-04-2007, 14:10

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Originally Posted by steveb

Strange you should ask - today was the day I finally got round to scanning some 28 year old negatives on my CanoScan LiDE 500F scanner, bought last summer after a very favourable review in the press.
The results can be seen here: (Nástup means Enter)
splash

ARGH, my canoscan lide 35 doesnt have neg scan capatability!!!!!!!!!!

ps is that you with the beard and the beer?

steveb · 03-04-2007, 14:22

No, he was a work colleague and friend. Then he got married and that was just about the last I ever heard of him!

Andy · 03-04-2007, 14:23

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Originally Posted by steveb

No, he was a work colleague and friend. Then he got married and that was just about the last I ever heard of him!

you'll hear from me lots if you fancy sending me over that canoscan.

steveb · 03-04-2007, 14:32

Ha! They're not very expensive, are they? I think I paid about 150€ for mine at a discount store. It was actually the nega scanning capability that I was after. I've got literally thousands of negs which I've never had printed, many of them over a quarter of a century old, and seeing my better shots after all this time is great! So I won't be swapping, sorry!

pedge · 03-04-2007, 14:35

Minolta Dimage Scan Dual III for me - works a treat...

Minolta Scan Dual III review

steveb · 03-04-2007, 14:43

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Originally Posted by pedge

Minolta Dimage Scan Dual III for me - works a treat...

How much does it cost?

Andy · 03-04-2007, 15:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by pedge

Minolta Dimage Scan Dual III for me - works a treat...

Minolta Scan Dual III review

i want one that can scan medium format too.
and i want a cheap one to just use over summer, i'm going to uni in september and i'm guessing they'll have some decent neg scanners.

cocknose · 03-04-2007, 15:35

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Originally Posted by steveb

You live in the shed at the Old Jewish Cemetery?

no... but i live round the corner from charles bridge in Kampa!!

steveb · 04-04-2007, 01:21

Great! Any good pubs round your way? ;-)
Don't you get sick of the tourists traipsing up and down outside all day and most of the night?

Andy - if unis are anything like businesses, their equipment will be outdated, dirty, misused and unavailable. Get your own and be happy!

nini · 27-04-2007, 12:16

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i want one that can scan medium format too.

Epson 4490

This is the puppy you need

Paul Freeman · 06-05-2007, 13:59

IMHO flatbeds like the Epsons are quite good for MF, but just don't cut it for 35mm. At college you should hopefully get access to something like a flextight.

Medium format really looks best on a flextight or drum. However I do use the Epson 4870 for my portfolios (marginally acceptable for 645 and quite good for 6x7 and above). For 35mm I recommend the Minolta Scan Elite 5400, I'm happy with this for 16x20 prints (or larger) and submit to stock agencies using this scanner. If you were mainly going to do MF, then something like the Epson might be the best compromise if you are going to get your hands on decent scanning hardware at Uni.

Epson flatbeds and the Minolta should be inexpensive to pick up on Ebay.

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steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 4,863	Strange you should ask - today was the day I finally got round to scanning some 28 year old negatives on my CanoScan LiDE 500F scanner, bought last summer after a very favourable review in the press. The results can be seen here: (Nástup means Enter) splash

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steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 4,863	You live in the shed at the Old Jewish Cemetery?

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steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 4,863	No, he was a work colleague and friend. Then he got married and that was just about the last I ever heard of him!

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steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 4,863	Ha! They're not very expensive, are they? I think I paid about 150€ for mine at a discount store. It was actually the nega scanning capability that I was after. I've got literally thousands of negs which I've never had printed, many of them over a quarter of a century old, and seeing my better shots after all this time is great! So I won't be swapping, sorry!

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steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 4,863	Great! Any good pubs round your way? ;-) Don't you get sick of the tourists traipsing up and down outside all day and most of the night? Andy - if unis are anything like businesses, their equipment will be outdated, dirty, misused and unavailable. Get your own and be happy!

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Paul Freeman chromophile Join Date: May 2007 Location: Somewhere in Europe Posts: 7	IMHO flatbeds like the Epsons are quite good for MF, but just don't cut it for 35mm. At college you should hopefully get access to something like a flextight. Medium format really looks best on a flextight or drum. However I do use the Epson 4870 for my portfolios (marginally acceptable for 645 and quite good for 6x7 and above). For 35mm I recommend the Minolta Scan Elite 5400, I'm happy with this for 16x20 prints (or larger) and submit to stock agencies using this scanner. If you were mainly going to do MF, then something like the Epson might be the best compromise if you are going to get your hands on decent scanning hardware at Uni. Epson flatbeds and the Minolta should be inexpensive to pick up on Ebay.

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