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04/03/2007 10:02:53 PM · #1 |
My Dad: When you ask a question on that photography site, do you get answered back pretty quick?
Me: Yeah, usually I guess.
My Dad: Can you ask them about film scanners and which is the best?
SO, here I am. People of DPC, lend me your ears!
TELL ME WHICH FILM SCANNER IS THE BEST?
(I don't really have any other specs besides that)
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04/03/2007 10:03:52 PM · #2 |
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04/03/2007 10:21:10 PM · #3 |
I am not really sure,...
bumping for ya |
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04/03/2007 10:24:00 PM · #4 |
this is the brand that i used in high school....it seemed to be great! are you talking about 35mm film scanners?
link
Message edited by author 2007-04-03 22:24:33. |
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04/03/2007 10:24:47 PM · #5 |
What size and type of film, how many scans, and what's the intended use?
It's really impossible to recommend "the best" of anything without knowing how it's to be used.
PS: you can probably find some reviews at cNet.com
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04/03/2007 10:28:51 PM · #6 |
| I use a canoscan 4000 that works great. Nikon has some good ones too. The best however are drum scanners. Its all about money. You could rephrase that to something like "whats the best 35mm scanner for <$1500" or something like that. |
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04/03/2007 10:30:07 PM · #7 |
Me: Hey dad, what kind of film?
My Dad: Mostly 120, but some 35 so it's gotta do both.
Edit to add: In the $1000 or less range.
Message edited by author 2007-04-03 22:31:14.
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04/03/2007 10:30:16 PM · #8 |
If money is not an issue then the Coolscan 9000 ED.
The Coolscan V ED is a lot cheap and from what I understand
very good.
Scott |
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04/06/2007 01:03:11 AM · #9 |
I think you'll have trouble finding a dedicated film scanner that handles 120 film for under $1000. (If there is one out there, I'd love to know about it too!) I've been watching out for them on eBay and other sources, and even second-hand I haven't seen anything under A$1500 (around US$1200).
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04/06/2007 01:07:51 AM · #10 |
I've been thinking about getting this one. HP scanner.
It's not just a flatbed. It does film.
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04/06/2007 01:35:53 AM · #11 |
The Nikon 8000 was replaced by the 9000, and it should be around $1k used.
Something like the Epson V700/V750 would be alright for medium format (or large format, or prints), but not quite as good as a dedicated scanner for 35mm. |
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04/06/2007 01:45:03 AM · #12 |
| If it's just 35mm then... I have the Nikon 5000ED and it's great. There is an equal but slower version - I think it's called V. If you need 120 or whatever you will need the larger model, I think it's 8000 or something. I would avoid flat-beds but they are an option for lower quality scans. |
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04/06/2007 02:07:08 AM · #13 |
The higher end epson flatbeds are actually pretty good. You could make a nice print upto abou 11x14 or so on them.
But it depends on the intended output.
If you can get a nikon coolscan ed 8000 used I would get that. I've made 30x30 prints from scans from that scanner and they hold up pretty nicely. |
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04/06/2007 03:01:56 AM · #14 |
Not to hijack the thread, but I bought a professional model Chroma Pro slide copier on eBay for under $75 including shipping, with Nikon mount. Using that with my Fuji S3 Pro, I can see film grain very well in copied 35mm slides, even in Kodachrome 25. It takes a little practice, but it does a great job, and was not expensive at all.. To copy neg film you would have to invert the image file into a positive image with software. The Chroma Pro also allows me to crop when making the copy, which is nice.
For the 120 negs or slides, the scanner would likely give you better resolution than copying with a camera.
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04/06/2007 10:23:42 AM · #15 |
| Shutterbug and several other reviews gushes over the Microtek ScanMaker i900. Like many other recent flatbed designs, the i series has a separate tray for transparencies. This essentially eliminates the main drawback of flatbeds for scanning film, scanning through glass. I haven̢۪t made the jump yet as I̢۪m still trying to get about 10,000 35mm slides by duping, before I tackle any of my medium & large format film & chromes. But I have been doing a lot of looking, and with its specs (especially the 4.2 Dmax) I think it is the best bet for under $1000 ($470) unless something new has hit the market since December when I did the research. |
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04/06/2007 12:27:56 PM · #16 |
I've been digging around for a film scanner and found this (well within your price range - price is in CDN $ so you should be able to find it for ~$500 US)
//www.thecamerastore.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=28175
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