I wish to scan negatives into digital format - I don't want to have to take them to a store to do it however - mainly because I am shooting with a toy camera onto 35mm film and the image gets cropped when I take it to a shop. What sort of scanners are out there that would be suitable?
2007-10-04 04:02:22 · 3 answers · asked by gavin c 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
If you want the best, a drum scanner is just that - however it cost more. Epson has a good scanner in the 4490, which is a flat bed scanner, for about $200 or less.
2007-10-04 08:58:21 · answer #1 · answered by Polyhistor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a dedicated film scanner for best results.
Short of that, some flat bed scanners come with a transparency adapter or other capability for scanning transparencies. These will be much cheaper than a dedicated film scanner, but the quality isn't as good. They might do pretty well for B/W images, though.
2007-10-04 04:24:41 · answer #2 · answered by dogsafire 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course, a dedicated film scanner - I've used the Nikons a lot - would be best.
But I've been very pleased with the output from my Epson 2400, which cost less than $150 a couple of year back.
2007-10-04 04:48:39 · answer #3 · answered by Jim M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋