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Which Board? => Main Forum => Topic started by: AFJM on February 05, 2013, 11:12:56 AM
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Just thought i'd introduce myself. I'm Aidan, from Darlington in the UK. The lovely Suzy Livingstone advised me of this brilliant site.
I'm new to film photography, I start a degree on the 11th, and film photography is big part of it. I have bought myself a Trip and an OM10, which I love.
I'm about to start developing my own film at home. I'm struggling to get darkroom access, so this seems to be the best option.
Can anyone recommend a decent/cheapish scanner that will scan developed film?
Thanks in advance ;D
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Hello Aidan! Welcome to filmwasters! 8)
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Congratulations for making it through the spam check
AFJM brought back many connections to "all for jesus ministeries" so you nearly didnt make it :)
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just to add before i offend anyone, no issue with anyone believing in Jesus... less keen on anyone trying to tout for funds to support their ministry though. (obviously the church of rice is excluded here, we are above board and your money will go a long way to helping me deliver the word of the lord -please send cheques or cash my way)
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Congratulations for making it through the spam check
AFJM brought back many connections to "all for jesus ministeries" so you nearly didnt make it :)
Hurrah!
Rest assured, there'll be no religious talk from me. Thank god.
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Praise Jebus!
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Hello and welcome Aidan! Good scanners are not cheap, but for a beginner
I would recommend Epson V500 / V600 or Canon 8000f / 9000f.
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Hello and welcome Aidan! Good scanners are not cheap, but for a beginner
I would recommend Epson V500 / V600 or Canon 8000f / 9000f.
Appreciated Flu.
Cheers.
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Welcome to FW AFJM.
I have it on good account that Jesus himself used a Hasselblad SWC - very useful for catching all the action in those epic crowd scenes (feeding the many thousands etc). Who would have thought it?
I cant help with scanners - I've got one of these wall mounted large format scanner/ printer combos, but it's not really practical for everyday use:
(http://www.secondhanddarkroom.co.uk/cdata/4053/img/4053_2879745.jpg)
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Welcome to FW AFJM.
I have it on good account that Jesus himself used a Hasselblad SWC - very useful for catching all the action in those epic crowd scenes (feeding the many thousands etc). Who would have thought it?
I cant help with scanners - I've got one of these wall mounted large format scanner/ printer combos, but it's not really practical for everyday use:
(http://www.secondhanddarkroom.co.uk/cdata/4053/img/4053_2879745.jpg)
Nice! If I had the space i'd have one of those.
I've got all the info on what I need now, I just need the money to buy it all ???
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Welcome AFJM! Another convert to the Church of the Silver Halide...
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Welcome AFJM! Another convert to the Church of the Silver Halide...
Indeed,
I didn't think my addiction could get any worse. Then along came film.
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Bonjour Aidan!
Suzy is usually a good reference so I think you'll like it here.
As for a scanner for scanning developed negatives, there's plenty of choice out there.
I'm still searching for a scanner that will scan undeveloped negatives but it's starting to look like it's harder than I expected ;)
But more seriously, Epson has a good reputation and a fairly decent D-max to get the most out of the negs.
The ones that allow you to scan a medium format negative are generally of better quality.
But if you plan on saying with 35mm, nothing beats a dedicated film scanner.
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Suzy is usually a good reference so I think you'll like it here.
Am I? That's news to me! ;D
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I have it on good account that Jesus himself used a Hasselblad SWC
...he must have passed on his ability to create miracles with it to Phil then!
Welcome to FW AJFM LOL ROFL TTFN
BTW You might want to consider a used Epson 3200 or 4990
Paul
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Cheers Paul, will have a look.
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Bonjour Aidan!
Suzy is usually a good reference so I think you'll like it here.
As for a scanner for scanning developed negatives, there's plenty of choice out there.
I'm still searching for a scanner that will scan undeveloped negatives but it's starting to look like it's harder than I expected ;)
But more seriously, Epson has a good reputation and a fairly decent D-max to get the most out of the negs.
The ones that allow you to scan a medium format negative are generally of better quality.
But if you plan on saying with 35mm, nothing beats a dedicated film scanner.
Scanning 'undeveloped negatives' ?!?!? :-\
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Bonjour Aidan!
Suzy is usually a good reference so I think you'll like it here.
As for a scanner for scanning developed negatives, there's plenty of choice out there.
I'm still searching for a scanner that will scan undeveloped negatives but it's starting to look like it's harder than I expected ;)
But more seriously, Epson has a good reputation and a fairly decent D-max to get the most out of the negs.
The ones that allow you to scan a medium format negative are generally of better quality.
But if you plan on saying with 35mm, nothing beats a dedicated film scanner.
Scanning 'undeveloped negatives' ?!?!? :-\
Ha ha! Francois! You've confused him already! ;D
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Welcome to FW AFJM.
I have it on good account that Jesus himself used a Hasselblad SWC - very useful for catching all the action in those epic crowd scenes (feeding the many thousands etc). Who would have thought it?
I cant help with scanners - I've got one of these wall mounted large format scanner/ printer combos, but it's not really practical for everyday use:
(http://www.secondhanddarkroom.co.uk/cdata/4053/img/4053_2879745.jpg)
OH, and Welcome to our little corner of the world..Its a good place to be...
What a joy to come here each morning and read with delight the measure of humor that exists..
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We aim to please, Diane, glad we can be of service ;D
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Welcome Aidan.
Yep, I can vouch for Epson scanners.
Paul, Jan's words still echo in my ears from when she saw the visa bill, post purchase. Jesus was mentioned in there somewhere, I'm sure ;D
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Welcome to the true faith o new apostle.
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I have it on good account that Jesus himself used a Hasselblad SWC - very useful for catching all the action in those epic crowd scenes (feeding the many thousands etc). Who would have thought it?
OK - maybe a bit far-fetched. I'll be trying to convince you that they found King Richard Plantagenet III under the social services car park in Leicester next. Ha - as if!
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Leon, I love your photos of mushrooms, but, it seems you have been eating them as well. Under a car-park indeed!
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Richard the third? I heard he was a filmwaster too! ;D
Nice to meet you, Aiden! I'm pretty new here too. It's a really welcoming place (as you've probably noticed!)
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Aiden,
Watch eBay closely for a while. I got my V500 scanner for a mere $50, and I've been happy with it.
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I have it on good account that Jesus himself used a Hasselblad SWC - very useful for catching all the action in those epic crowd scenes (feeding the many thousands etc). Who would have thought it?
OK - maybe a bit far-fetched. I'll be trying to convince you that they found King Richard Plantagenet III under the social services car park in Leicester next. Ha - as if!
Haha! That one's true!
Welcome Aidan!
Lot's a great help and humour here!
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Emma, I note that Richard isn't using the Bessa Angle Finder, but, the standard Hasselblad straight through version. I guess with a hunchback the angle finder may have been a tad uncomfortable ::)
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welcome afjm!
some good scanners are mentioned already so I'll only give you the tip before buying that I wish I had heard: buy one that can handle one format larger than what you're currently shooting.
but I'll echo this as well :)
But if you plan on saying with 35mm, nothing beats a dedicated film scanner.
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welcome afjm!
some good scanners are mentioned already so I'll only give you the tip before buying that I wish I had heard: buy one that can handle one format larger than what you're currently shooting.
but I'll echo this as well :)
But if you plan on saying with 35mm, nothing beats a dedicated film scanner.
Is the V200 not a dedicated film scanner than? I assume not. Can you advise me of a decent dedicated film scanner? :D
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And I just want to say thanks to you all, you all seem like a friendly bunch (of nutters).
It's daunting coming over to film from digital, but it's good know there's help, advice, and piss-taking easily available.
;)
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piss-taking easily available.
Plenty of this please. It's all about the bantah.
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piss-taking easily available.
Plenty of this please. It's all about the bantah.
It's the way it should be Leon ;D
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Is the V200 not a dedicated film scanner than? I assume not. Can you advise me of a decent dedicated film scanner? :D
Hello! Can you advise me of a decent dedicated film scanner? :D
slow down cowboy! this ain't a chat ;)
I use and recommend the epson v600. the v500 has smaller scan area for film I think. I'll get back to you on this, I promise ;)
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Cheers (I meant to delete original post)
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no worries :)
while checking around... now I remember why I chose the v600.
found this quote in this old thread: http://www.filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=4767 (http://www.filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=4767)
I've got a V500. It's OK for 120 film. I don't use it for 35mm.
The main problem with the V500 is that the film holder will only do 2 6x6 120 negatives which is a real pain if like me you cut your 120 film up into 4 lots of 3. I've made a negative holder which takes 3 6x6 images. It works fine, the scanner easily covers the 3 6x6 negatives. You may be able to use your old film holder.
Mike
you've got some good info in that thread.
I usually check the I shoot film flickr group for stuff like this. http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?w=67377471@N00&q=scanner (http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?w=67377471@N00&q=scanner)
here's one that seems relevant enough:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/ishootfilm/discuss/72157607985052049/ (http://www.flickr.com/groups/ishootfilm/discuss/72157607985052049/)
hope that helps! see what options are out there and what deals you can find.
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Bonjour Aidan!
Suzy is usually a good reference so I think you'll like it here.
As for a scanner for scanning developed negatives, there's plenty of choice out there.
I'm still searching for a scanner that will scan undeveloped negatives but it's starting to look like it's harder than I expected ;)
But more seriously, Epson has a good reputation and a fairly decent D-max to get the most out of the negs.
The ones that allow you to scan a medium format negative are generally of better quality.
But if you plan on saying with 35mm, nothing beats a dedicated film scanner.
Scanning 'undeveloped negatives' ?!?!? :-\
Ha ha! Francois! You've confused him already! ;D
I know :)
And somehow, I just feel good about it :)
welcome afjm!
some good scanners are mentioned already so I'll only give you the tip before buying that I wish I had heard: buy one that can handle one format larger than what you're currently shooting.
but I'll echo this as well :)
But if you plan on saying with 35mm, nothing beats a dedicated film scanner.
Is the V200 not a dedicated film scanner than? I assume not. Can you advise me of a decent dedicated film scanner? :D
Well, the V200 can't be considered as a dedicated scanner since it's also a flatbed. Dedicated scanners are as the name says, dedicated to film only. You can't scan anything else on them. They're expensive, highly specialized machines. I could be wrong but I don't think any of us has one.
But don't underestimate the quality of those little Epsons. They're our usual workhorse.
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I could be wrong but I don't think any of us has one.
I have a Nikon Coolscan 9000 which is the dogs dangly bits for scanning 35mm to medium format film 8)
That said I used to have a flatbed Epson 3200 which gave excellent results and was my workhorse for many years.
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Thanks again everyone. Appreciated.
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I have a Nikon Coolscan 9000 which is the dogs dangly bits for scanning 35mm to medium format film 8)
Unfortunately, I could only stretch to poodles dangly bits (V750) you to seem to have the Doberman there, Paul. I hate being envious, but, I will say in a very public way - I am! I have seen some wonderful results with that scanner - no longer made I think? They go for a pretty penny on a popular auction site.
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There's always the Plustek Opticfilm series.
http://plustek.com/usa/products/opticfilm-series/ (http://plustek.com/usa/products/opticfilm-series/)
Their scanners look mighty good and at a decent price.
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You've found the right place Aidan... welcome!
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There's always the Plustek Opticfilm series.
http://plustek.com/usa/products/opticfilm-series/ (http://plustek.com/usa/products/opticfilm-series/)
Their scanners look mighty good and at a decent price.
Yeah I was just looking at those
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That Plustek 120 looks damned sweet 8) at a price :o £1,999 which is a tad less than you would pay for the Nikon secondhand. I think I'll get me a job before I mention either in this house :-X
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I used minolta dimage film scanners in the past they were great... in the mid 1990's they were great. But currently most of them are hard to use on modern computers first because of interface compatibility as well as software compatibility. Until the early 2000 most of my computers has SCSI.
To get my setup working on a modern computer, I had to use a SCSI to USB converter, then VueScan software. It worked great until one day months later it no longer worked properly for some silly reason. I connected to a laptop and it worked! Then it didn't. Then VueScan decided to turn back into a demo version. >:(
Sold the minolta... I ended up getting a cheapie Epson v500 that works okay.
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That Plustek 120 looks damned sweet 8) at a price :o £1,999 which is a tad less than you would pay for the Nikon secondhand. I think I'll get me a job before I mention either in this house :-X
Phil! All you need is a flatbed. You've got your own darkroom upstairs - just print your negs and scan the print. Bingo.
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Leon, thankfully, Jan doesn't read all the action here ;) I think I have convinced her that we can keep lots of kittens up there - just the ticket!
I may be on the verge of a big 35mm darkroom give away. I don't ever see myself shooting it again seriously or indeed printing. I am slowly winding myself up to developing my negs - slowly being the main word there!
Anyway, back to this kitten farm. :-X
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Anyway, back to this kitten farm. :-X
You're not thinking of a new career in burger production are we Phil?... :o
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Paul, is there much meat on a kitten fillet?
Let's hope Suzi doesn't read this thread or indeed jan. Mmmmm, kitten risotto!
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Around here, kitten won-ton soup is more popular :o
But just think about it, you might have a future Maru the cat in that litter... all that fame and stardom ;)
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Mmmmm, kitten risotto!
I thought it was kitten cordon bleu?
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I used to have a Plustek Opticfilm 7200, which takes a strip of 6 * 35mm negs - you push them through one at a time. Can also take slides.
I sold that and changed to an Epson v700 in order to be able scan 120 film; but the Plustek was OK for 35mm. When I sold it I think I got about £80 for it on eBay, I guess there will be many more for sale.