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| Thread ID: 51284 | 2004-11-16 10:34:00 | Scanning 10,000s of slides | sc0ut (2899) | Press F1 |
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| 292891 | 2004-11-16 10:34:00 | ok i'm looking at converting a LOT of 35mm slides to PC i want a specialist scanner but don't want to blow the budget (but i'm prepared to pay a high price for saving time) i need one that will automatically save each slide as its own image so i can just feed the slides in I've looked on line and found a "Minolta Dimage Scan Dual III Film Scanner (35 mm) " that seems seems good but the Minolta website is PISS-POOR at best and i want to make sure it can do everything i need it to i found this link www.shopping.com its says alot about film but not much about slides has anyone used one of these, or any similar? can anyone recommend any others? i'm going to see if i can get a hold of a Minolta Rep if i can and ask a few questions, if nobody here knows much Thanks |
sc0ut (2899) | ||
| 292892 | 2004-11-16 11:09:00 | Sorry don't know squat about film scanners except, they're the only way to go for slides and negatives. I've found Scanning Tips (www.scantips.com) very helpful when I've needed to find out some nitty gritty on scanning. Hit the Main button at the bottom of the page then scroll down for the contents and links. Have fun. Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 292893 | 2004-11-16 17:33:00 | Murray, thanks for mentioning the Scan Tips site - it's amazing..! | Sami (667) | ||
| 292894 | 2004-11-16 18:00:00 | Hi Sami If you are looking at scanning that quantity of slides, I would consider having them done professionally. If you search around I am sure you will find a business offering this service in your area. To get good quality slides done quickly, this may be a more economical option. |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 292895 | 2004-11-16 18:02:00 | > Hi Sami My apologies Sc0ut, called you by the wrong name - was just reading Sami's post in another tab :8} |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 292896 | 2004-11-16 21:21:00 | professional would be v expensive and it may be hard to get that expected quality. well, the nikon range i am familiar with. 2600 dpi yields A4, 4000dpi yields A3. film scanners are a bummer. u need to maintain etc.. as they are prone to dust. slide film are also high reflective which can by annoying when scanning .. some say dependent upon the type of slide film... the nikon for eg., only has 4000dpi at this mo. u get single pass scanning with user intereaction that is the cheapest one at IV i think $2000 or so. $30004000 dpi which scans in a batch automated, the 5000 model i think. $4000 is the same dpi i think but does medium format as well, 120mm and maybe also 220mm. larger or sheet film would need to use reflection scanner or a drum scanner both at pro labs are $$. |
nomad (3693) | ||
| 292897 | 2004-11-16 21:39:00 | have a read www.photosafaris.com its the 4000 model so its one down from the current 5000 model. the 5000 model: www.bythom.com the older III series (the current is IV or V i believe). |
nomad (3693) | ||
| 292898 | 2004-11-16 21:40:00 | www.bythom.com that is the III model, i forgot to paste the link. for scanning, have a look at www.imagelab.co.nz for some prices.. pretty horendous... |
nomad (3693) | ||
| 292899 | 2004-11-17 07:48:00 | It's probably not going to suit the volume you wish to scan but I have had brilliant results with an ES-E28 (www.amazon.com) attachment for my Nikon Coolpix digital camera. Just take a photo of each slide | Juicytree (5822) | ||
| 292900 | 2004-11-17 07:53:00 | I have just finished scanning 5,000 slides using an Epson 3170 Photo Perfection scanner. Most I scanned at 1200 dpi but for those I wished to enlarge, I scanned at 3200 dpi. Most important to keep the light source very very clean as if you get dust on it, you end up with banding on the slides. Slides which were correctly exposed or slightly over-exposed scanned well but those which were under-exposed gave disappointing results. |
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