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06/10/2005 12:58:18 PM · #1 |
I know, not exactly digital photography, but its close enough :)
Anybody out there have experience with film scanning? I have an HP Scanjet 4470c scanner with a 35mm attachment. It doesn't quite give me the results I truly want from my scans. Does anybody have experience with a
Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV Film Scanner (35 mm) or similar film scanners. I don't have a tall budget, but I'm looking for something with better resolution and better Dmax than the HP does.
Thanks!!
Message edited by author 2005-06-10 12:58:51.
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06/10/2005 02:55:59 PM · #2 |
I have a Minolta Diamage Scan Elite 5400 which I have used quite a bit before going all digital. I'm quite pleased with it. Anything in particular you want to know about?
It would easily trash you HP quality wise (well, so would any film scanner ;) ) |
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06/10/2005 03:00:28 PM · #3 |
| ive done a bit of film scanning, and ive heard good things about the minolta. Are you only scanning 35mm though? The canoscan 8400 is decent for medium format film at its price (it's a flatbed). If you have money the nikon coolscan 8000 is probably one of your best bets. Any film scanner will give you better results than a flatbed generally, and scan at a much higher resolution. |
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06/10/2005 03:07:46 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by petrakka:
ive done a bit of film scanning, and ive heard good things about the minolta. Are you only scanning 35mm though? The canoscan 8400 is decent for medium format film at its price (it's a flatbed). If you have money the nikon coolscan 8000 is probably one of your best bets. Any film scanner will give you better results than a flatbed generally, and scan at a much higher resolution. |
I forgot to mention above, if you want a combination flatbed and filmscanner I think the consensus is that the Epson 4990 is the state of the art at the moment:
//www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Epson%204990/Page%201.htm
Both Nikon, Canon, Microtek and Minolta make decent to great dedicated filmscanners. There should be opportunities to get a good used one if you want to save some money. |
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06/10/2005 04:50:53 PM · #5 |
I have the Coolscan 8000. All the shots on my website were scanned with it.
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06/10/2005 05:34:33 PM · #6 |
I got the Nikon coolscan 5000 and am VERY happy with it! I am still amazed at some of the details in slides from the 60's. The 8000 and 5000 are similar but the 8000 can deal with more film types. If most of your stuff is 35mm then the 5000 is a very good option.
It was a while ago that I got mine but from memory there was a single sensor version of the 5000 that was 1/2 the speed (or double the scanning time) of the double sensor version (twice the number of passes I ghuess :-)). I know at the time it was far enough in price at the time that I thought about it..... until I added up the extra scanning time..... |
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06/11/2005 02:13:57 AM · #7 |
I have a Minolta Dimage Dual Scan 5400 Elite and it is a piece of crap compared to my old Nikon Coolscan IV. |
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06/11/2005 02:32:48 AM · #8 |
| I have a cheap Acer scanner with a second light source in the lid. Have always had great results, and always do these projects with slide film only (never trusted scanning normal negs and converting.....) |
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06/13/2005 07:35:29 PM · #9 |
sorry for the untimely reply (computer issues are prevelant in my household). Thank you for your replies ! :) I'm still in a 'do I really need this' frame of mind as I consider my next toy. I think my money will be better spent on a med-format cam or a D-70 :)
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