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| Thread ID: 47982 | 2004-08-11 03:56:00 | 35mm Slide & Film Scanner wanted to hire | John Budd (5943) | Press F1 |
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| 260362 | 2004-08-11 03:56:00 | I am wanting to hire a slide & film scanner similar to the type /model to the Konica Minalta Dimage Scan Dual IV or previous model. Can anyone please point me to an appropriate supplier. I am in Auckland. | John Budd (5943) | ||
| 260363 | 2004-08-11 04:39:00 | you can buy scanners that do 35mm slides from Dick Smith www.dse.co.nz |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 260364 | 2004-08-12 06:28:00 | John, You're best to try the camera pro shop. One comes to mind is Photo Warehouse. Avail in Welly, Chc, and AKl. If you in Welly also there is WPS (www.wps.net.nz) I know you can hire camera, lenses, tripods, never heard of film scanners. If you can't you may actually be best in asking the shop to scan to a TIF file like a 100MB or so .. but it is pricey, about $30 i gather or $50 last time I read. This was off the WPS website. Photo CDs just don't cut it if you are considering hiring a dedicated film scanner. If the TIF is bit $$ then maybe you would buy one or be it used? Last time on trademe I saw a Nikon Coolscan around $750 or so .. I don't think DSE scanners would help that much in quality. You don't need the best if you do need something descent. The Nikon range the Coolscan III is demmed as magazine quality by some folks and who have used it just for this purpose (publications), the more modern IV or V is good, the middle range Coolscan 2000 (I think) is substantially better, one thing good is they scan colors easier ie .. dark blue jeans from a sunset photo... but the 2000 model is bit expensive ($2000 new). Well there is still the higher model still ... |
nomad (3693) | ||
| 260365 | 2004-08-12 06:36:00 | The Konica Dimage is gonna be a descent thing. Around $400USD is it?? I am v used to buying abroad ... but its worth checking out still. NZ can be v expensive. I've bought lenses from the US and despite tax and freight have saved me 40%+. Scanner may need a transformer ... well hmmm not so easy. Photowarehouse www.photowarehouse.co.nz they have a showroom in Akl. I assume you needing a own scanner to scan a bunch of photos? I am assuming asking the lab to scan a few be it priced crazily is out of the question?? |
nomad (3693) | ||
| 260366 | 2004-08-12 11:45:00 | wrong prices i am afraid the Coolscan 2000 may actually be about $4k in NZL or $6K for the higher model than that. The IV is $2000 or bit less. +/- $500 i guess. Now you know why I buy abraod. The $2000nz should only be $600US or so .. but still older models and used a neat. |
nomad (3693) | ||
| 260367 | 2004-08-12 11:48:00 | you prob get the used ones for $400 usd or so .. $200 usd for the III mdoel ... you may need to strike a deal with the manager. perhaps he is using one himself/herself and you jsut have it for a weekened? that is if no loans are available. |
nomad (3693) | ||
| 260368 | 2004-08-16 23:57:00 | Nomad, Thanks for all your advise. It has been very helpful. I will give Photo Warehouse a ring up here in AKL. My situation is I have about 1000+ slides of family I want to scan & put on disc(s). Obviously getting them done commercially would be expensive. Will follow up your above lead. Thanks. |
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