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Thread ID: 49490	2004-09-21 00:11:00	Advice on Scanner purchase	pulling hair out (4493)	Press F1

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274227	2004-10-16 11:39:00	Any idea of the cost of getting this done professionally? I ask because i have a few people making queries about scanners for doing a small amount of negatives,I normally suggest they get them done professionally but was told the other day by someone they were quoted 10 bucks a negative.....	metla (154)
274228	2004-10-16 13:43:00	>> Any idea of the cost of getting this done professionally? No, but as the scanner I was going to buy would not have been the best for the job, and was $262, you would get 26 pics done at $10 a negative. Some of the negatives I have are very old but in good nick. Taken in those kodak box cameras. The negatives are almost the size of a photo itself. Have already had some photos done off them. But will check around CHCH and see what the going rate is. Maybe cheaper in bulk. Someone also suggested renting a good scanner, but that might also be on the costly side. I really regret getting rid of my previous scanner, but when my other computer got zapped by lightning and didn't have the cash to get it repaired, I sold everything except the system unit. After reading on the forum about how to do repairs etc, I might have a go at repairing it myself. Kept resetting itself, and there was a bad sector on the hard drive. It even had AMD, which was faster than Intel even then, [bought 1997]. Sorry I can't be of more help regards, Marg.	pulling hair out (4493)
274229	2004-10-17 05:40:00	yes you can scan them with your $200 odd dollar scanner . the question it comes down to is quality . if its impt like one poster said, then consider getting them scanned . its not so much of the resolution but hte actual quality of the scanner . flatbed jsut cannot match it . when u are scanning a small strip of film the file size is muche easier to manage than scanning a print . At the lab you can request a photo CD for a couple of bunks . u can also request a drum scan for much more $$, like upto $100 per print . drum scanners at 19,000dpi . the thing about scanning is the limitation is the scanner . u will always have your film . that would not change but as we can obtain better quality scanners over time we can etch out more quality from the scan . if u wanted a scanner just for this (high quality) i would reconsider . consider a better scanner or get it done for u as a service . i would consider it if you are using the scanner for other work as well . . . where precision is not so needed . . . .	nomad (3693)
274230	2004-10-17 05:44:00	i see you in chc, www.photo.co.nz has a Meridale Mall? I have bought stuff from them before but never been to the shop, sounds like they are uptodate with the gears etc.. catered for hte pro...	nomad (3693)
274231	2004-10-17 05:48:00	the nege is the size of the photo? oh. scanner will be expensive then. consider it to be scanned for u then. only thing i would be worried about is the satisfaction of color matching, if its slide film u can "match to slide".	nomad (3693)
274232	2004-10-17 08:07:00	Hi Nomad, Thanks for that info . The large negatives are black and white and would have been taken in the 1950's, and later ones are coloured . There are smaller negatives going back to the 1940's . Don't know what sort of camera they used . My G . Grandparents built the homestead around or just before 1900, and all the generations have been brought up there . My brother took over the farm and house when my father died . These photos are like a timeframe and it would be terrible if they were lost . Will hop into town to that shop you were talking about . If they don't have a reduced cost for doing a lot, I will take in a couple at a time . No way would I let all of these negatives out of my sight . Regards, Marg .	pulling hair out (4493)
274233	2004-10-17 10:46:00	that sounds like a good idea . do a few of what u can afford now . just be aware that the photo CD are made usually with "personal" dedicated film scanners . generally up to 4000 dpi scans . these are the scanners that u and i can reasonably obtain in our own household if we really wanted to . drum scanning is v different, much better, pple often say its almost to perfection . v unaffordable to the avg person, even to many pro's . when make sure u know what u are getting from the scan . photo CD generally cost like $15 for a roll to be scanned or so . . . this is usually scanned only enof for 6x4" at 300dpi, which is without interpolation it can make one 6x4 inch, u may be able to print it 2x fold . . . of what u are needing, i would suggest the drum scan . let them know, what ur intentions are . . . like what prints would u like the files to be able to print to . . . . thast way u can do a juggle of the price . high resolution scanning require a bigger wallet . but saying so, there is no point having a file that is able to print a A4 but u intend to print larger than that .	nomad (3693)
274234	2004-10-17 10:56:00	i almost forgot. Image Lab at chc cbd has a business only in scanning and printing .... www.imagelab.co.nz they have prices online with their PDF document. They also provide discounts for larger quantities.	nomad (3693)
274235	2004-10-17 11:10:00	Bill T was right it is far better to have negs professionally scanned . I have a Canon CS5000F scanner ,it do a good job on scanning photos but not very good on scanning negatives and slides it take too long for scanning one negative so I endup going to the professional scanning.	chinadoll (682)
274236	2004-10-18 00:15:00	just to recap in case i was drifting to the super expensive method. since u have older odd sized film, drum scan maybe a better option. nz may not have dedicated standard scanners that caters for ur odd sizes. the 2nd point that comes to mind is the age of the film. if the film was supported by standard ded. film scanners and they are in reasonable shape they are able to make larger than A3 prints given u have much larger film sizes... i heard that 35mm film can make out to A3. some pro's do just this and sell their prints. the benefit of drum scanning is they hold lot more lattitude. that means a lot more detail than a film scanner. such as shadows and highlights.	nomad (3693)
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