High Volume Projects w/35 mm Negatives? I am looking into this scanner so that I can scan and digitze several years and hundreds of rolls of film (color and B&W). Services are too expensive so I am looking to do it myself but I do not have alot of time to dedicate to the project, I am hoping to do this over time when I can spare an hour or two. Is the process for scanning negatives, saving, organizing, etc. with this scanner user freindly and easy? Most of the reviews and discussions are regarding quality which seems good, but I am concerned about ease of use. I am hoping to be able to scan entire rolls of film negatives and then editing later...is this the right product for me? Thanks in advance for any input.Ryan Duncan High Volume Projects w/35 mm Negatives? I am looking into this scanner so that I can scan and digitze several years and hundreds of rolls of film (color and B&W). Services are too expensive so... » Read More High Volume Projects w/35 mm Negatives? I am looking into this scanner so that I can scan and digitze several years and hundreds of rolls of film (color and B&W). Services are too expensive so I am looking to do it myself but I do not have alot of time to dedicate to the project, I am hoping to do this over time when I can spare an hour or two. Is the process for scanning negatives, saving, organizing, etc. with this scanner user freindly and easy? Most of the reviews and discussions are regarding quality which seems good, but I am concerned about ease of use. I am hoping to be able to scan entire rolls of film negatives and then editing later...is this the right product for me? Thanks in advance for any input.Ryan Duncan « Show Less
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JonW - To be honest, I never ended up making the purchase due to the fact that my wife gave birth to our first children, twins...and my "spare" time has all but vanished, at least for the last year. I will always have the need though so I appreciate F. Rush's insights, they are helpful as I do intend to purchase a scanner in the future. I have had my eyes on the 9000f since its release and if I were making this purchase right now that is likely the direction I would go. I wish you luck in deciding and please keep me updated with your choice and feedback.
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B. Finberg - Thank you for your detailed and thorough response. It seems like this may be the scanner for me, but I am going to take you up on your recommendation to check out dedicated negative scanners as well so I can make the best decision. Ryan
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Most of what I have (90-95%) are Black & White negatives, and I see from a review at http://www.imaging-resource.com/SCAN/CS9000/9000F.HTMthat FARE is disabled for B&W; film (it thinks the whole emulsion is dust).Have you scanned many B&W; negatives?Also, have you scanned any contact prints/proof sheets (I imagine it does those just fine, but I just remembered those?If this does good with B&W; negatives - then that's' what I'm looking for - as I need a general purpose scanner too.
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I also have thousands of 35mm negatives, mainly B&W; and strips of six.I'd like to know what Ryan decided to get, and if anyone else has any input regarding this.Thanks!
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Not really. I tried scanning OLD poloroid photos that were glued to the back of cardboard, you may be too young to remember those, but it didn't like those too much and I used my big copier/scanner for those. Also, it likes some old newpaper and not other so I would be careful about what you put thru. It did an amazing job on my photos, tho, like we got printed in the old days from Walgreen's so you can compare your project to those items. My Mom uses it for her printed out geneology that is on regular 20# printer paper and it does great. Don't know if I answered your questions but I tried.
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My experience with the Pandigital for color and black and white photographs is absolutely wonderful. I love this machine. For negatives I am using another machine a negative converter to digital. You can find them everywhere, in Bestu Buy, Amazon.com and inclusive in Walmart. They are very inexpensive and work wonders on negatives. Again, I love my Pandigital but I use it only for photographs. I hope I was able to help. excelent
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I am retired and love photography. I found myself with thousands and thousands of photos, slides and negatives that I needed to convert to digital. I bought two different machines the "Pandigital Photolink" for the photographs, I love this machine. I bought another slide and negative to digital picture converter, with this last one, I am converting hundreds of mounted slides and negatives to digital. If you google "SLIDE AND NEGATIVE TO DIGITAL PICTURE CONVERTER" you will find many types and styles from $55.00 to $150.00 or more. They work great!!!! Amazon.com have many of these. I hope my answer can help you. Two machines is the best deal. one for photos, the other one for slides and negatives. I am retired and love photography. I found myself with thousands and thousands of photos, slides and negatives that I needed to convert to digital. I bought two different machines the "Pandigital Photolink" for the photographs, I love this machine. I bought another slide and negative to digital picture converter, with this last one, I am converting hundreds of mounted slides and negatives to digital. If you google "SLIDE AND NEGATIVE TO DIGITAL PICTURE CONVERTER" you will find many types and styles from $55.00 to $150.00 or more. They work great!!!! Amazon.com have many... » Read More I am retired and love photography. I found myself with thousands and thousands of photos, slides and negatives that I needed to convert to digital. I bought two different machines the "Pandigital Photolink" for the photographs, I love this machine. I bought another slide and negative to digital picture converter, with this last one, I am converting hundreds of mounted slides and negatives to digital. If you google "SLIDE AND NEGATIVE TO DIGITAL PICTURE CONVERTER" you will find many types and styles from $55.00 to $150.00 or more. They work great!!!! Amazon.com have many of these. I hope my answer can help you. Two machines is the best deal. one for photos, the other one for slides and negatives. « Show Less
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I just purchased one myself. I have converted several hundred old (1974-1983) 35mm colored slides into digital images. I have had no problems. The one thing I noticed is the way the slide is put into the scanner. The slide cannot always be put into the scanner in the same position it is put into the viewgraph projector. Sometimes it must be turned 90 degrees or it will cut off some of the picture. Once the slide is scanned it can then be rotated back by the computer slide viewer. Don't know if this is your problem.
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Yes I did. In the end I bought the v700. Its a great machine for microfiche or any transparent film for that manner. Its easy to make scans that are so high res that they are physically bigger than Photoshop can open. At the time I don't think I could find anything better without spending a few thousand more. Its been 3 years since we got it so they probably have a new model, but this one is perfect for our fine-art reproduction needs.If you have more questions shoot us an email to sales at HistoricMapWorks dot comVisit the website in the link if you want to see some scans of maps that were previously on microfiche.Best Yes I did. In the end I bought the v700. Its a great machine for microfiche or any transparent film for that manner. Its easy to make scans that are so high res that they are physically bigger than Photoshop can open. At the time I don't think I could find anything better without spending a few thousand more. Its been 3 years since we got it so they probably have a new model, but this one is perfect for our fine-art reproduction needs.If you have more questions shoot us an email to sales at HistoricMapWorks dot comVisit the website in the link if you want to see some... » Read More Yes I did. In the end I bought the v700. Its a great machine for microfiche or any transparent film for that manner. Its easy to make scans that are so high res that they are physically bigger than Photoshop can open. At the time I don't think I could find anything better without spending a few thousand more. Its been 3 years since we got it so they probably have a new model, but this one is perfect for our fine-art reproduction needs.If you have more questions shoot us an email to sales at HistoricMapWorks dot comVisit the website in the link if you want to see some scans of maps that were previously on microfiche.Best « Show Less
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I've scanned 35mm slides and negatives that were more than 30 years old with out any problems. much better than scanning a old photo.
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I just received my Canoscan 8800F a few days ago....I'm impressed with the medium format aspect of scanner. The only problem is the huge file it creates when you try to get the photo as close of the film medium format quality as possible (25mb file)
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I have not yet scanned any film negatives but I have scanned a number of transparency slides so my estimation will have to be based on that experience only. The scans I have made have all been at the highest resolution and the scan time for each one took no more than a few seconds. I can't be specific as it has been a little while since I did any scans but I remember it not taking very long at all. I would presume that the scan time for negatives would be somewhere in that time frame. A few seconds.
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CanoScan has been a great tool. I know nothing about the Epson. I wouldn't get too fired up about high resolutions that either machine is capable of because it's likely you'll not have the time to use the capability if you have a lot of scanning to do.
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thanks for the input .....I had gone ahead and ordered the Scan-Snap but had decided to return it before it even arrived. Your response just made me know that I made the right decision. My plan now is to sort through all those photos and send the best of the lot to a company such as Best Photo Scanning and let them preserve them on discs for me.
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Yes, this scanner can scan negatives besides 35mm. It comes with a holder to neatly hold 35mm film, and it also comes with a holder to neatly hold 120 film (120 film is a medium format film, most common I'd say around the 1940s - 1960s, it's usually 6 cm wide, but the length of each individual shot can vary). It is *possible*, but not very easy, to scan other formats of film on here (such as 126 film or 110 film). The reason it's not very easy is because the scanner does not come with a designated holder to hold negatives of those sizes, so you basically just have to lay the negative on the glass, and try to get the edges of the negative to not curl up too much, and pray that you're laying it down exactly straight so that it doesn't scan at an angle (the film holders are designed so that the film is lined up exactly straight).
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35mm negs work well, if they haven't been cut into singles, and the other small films won't work because it only scans 35mm. The strip of negs slip into a frame and have to be lined up correctly, or you end up with parts of two exposures. There is another holder for 4x5 cut film and 120/620 long negs, and another for 120/620 square negs. All of the large size neg holders are difficult to use if the film wasn't trimmed correctly when it was developed. My problem is that a lot of my negs date back to the 20's & 30's, and there is nothing to hold them properly. I used it on some of my newer film sizes, but it was a waste of time and money trying to scan the negs that were important to me.
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Hello D.K.,I can only speak to my own experience with the V500. It has worked above and beyond my expectations. I have scanned over 100 Kodachrome slides, and they are perfect. I find that they scan very clean with just a little spot work to be done in Photoshop. I have not even used the ICE option. The images are excellent, and the resolution permitted me to print a 20 x 30 of one of my favorite shots. Based on my experience, unless you are doing high volume scanning, the V500 is more than adequate.MB
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You would have to create your own negative holder (or buy a custom one) and scan in professional mode with the thumbnail option unchecked. 616/116 negatives seem to have a width of ~63mm while the medium format negative holder has a width of around ~57mm. This is probably not the best scanner for this purpose. You might look into a scanner that can do 4x5 sheet film, or into buying two pieces of ANR (anti newton ring) glass to sandwich the negative in (black construction paper may also work).
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There is a problem with most negatives as the unit will only work with Kodak 35mm negatives. not of the others so you do not get the quality you shoudt get. I use the one that came with my printer scanner it works with any negative not just Kodak 35mm
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I have this scanner and it will only do 35mm negatives. It does a pretty good job considering that this scanner is pretty cheap.