Negative Scanner

[dannisnokiller]

film processing fees are killing me, and negative scanners are way to expensive. has anyone used the flatbed scanners with the negative attachment? or and old negative scanner that i've been seeing on e-bay for sub 100.

i don't have much to spend, but i can't afford to be spending so much on printing either.

[blinking8s]

I've taken digital photos of black and white negatives on a light table, then inverted them in photoshop...works great with med format, and its possible with 35mm

most flatbeds cant do negatives, at least the ones that ive worked with had a special option to do them

[Joe[y]]

epson perfection 2480 is what i own. it scans negs but isn't really designed for it to be honest. it's a nice compromise and set me back about $70 - $80 - good enough for small prints at least!

[Connie]

I have an epson scanner, I think it is Epson 4800 and I use the negative scan as well as the slide scan

sometimes I am scared about the enormous filesize of the result ;=)

I once printed a scan of a slide in A2 size!

I do not know if that scanner is still at sale, but I bought it following the suggestion of my friend, the chinese photo artist Xing Danwen

(have a look at her site www.danwen.com )

she is one of the most successful contemporary artists..

[blinking8s]

a scanned negative at full res should be about 40-60mb, and usually a VERY high dpi that just crunches most computers when more than one is open

they are annoying to work with...but oh well. I think I am gonna buy a bunch of chrome soon and will have to scan most of those.

[dannisnokiller]

']epson perfection 2480 is what i own. it scans negs but isn't really designed for it to be honest. it's a nice compromise and set me back about $70 - $80 - good enough for small prints at least!
would i be a bother to ask for a file of the results?

[dannisnokiller]

a scanned negative at full res should be about 40-60mb, and usually a VERY high dpi that just crunches most computers when more than one is open

they are annoying to work with...but oh well. I think I am gonna buy a bunch of chrome soon and will have to scan most of those.
my computer is smart. hah, i think.

[Joe[y]]

http://photos.jlspurling.com/pastimages/2005050521273239_20050502101553_1021.jpg

i think this was done on a scanner. i haven't used it a while so i forget - pretty sure this was by the same scanner though! obviously it required photoshopping after the original scan but it was just a small levels job.

[blinking8s]

not too shabby joey, def a cheap solution to get the job done!

[dannisnokiller]

i'll be picking one of these up on epson.com and my site will finally be updated when it comes.

-danN

[dannisnokiller]

i ended up getting a scanner at best buy.

i paid a bit much for it, its slow - but the results are good.

i'm hoping to save money on developing and digitizing costs by scanning the negitives.

i'd like to eventually develop my own negatives, like i did in high school.


new images up on http://www.dannisnokiller.com - no post processing exept i ran them through neat image.

-danN

[blinking8s]

http://chromogenic.net/verba/archives/2005/04/become_your_own.html

[Joe[y]]

http://chromogenic.net/verba/archives/2005/04/become_your_own.html

it's a great tut that! but it misses out the best and most fun bit of film developing! dark BAGS! stick everything in a light tight bag rather than sitting in the dark - it's brilliant and if you get stuck (which will happen when you can't see anything!) your hands can get all sweaty and sticky in the bag and by the time you've finished the thing is dripping with condensation. nice eh!

[dannisnokiller]

pretty rad tutorial, i'll have to try it someday

[blinking8s]

processing b&w film is easy...and will save you a lot, there are many ways to do it too, so experimenting can be a fun part of it.

joey - ive never used the bag, always metal reels and a dark room, my bathroom sometimes, sometimes in the dark room.

[Joe[y]]

well i like the bag - means i can watch tv at the same time. :P

[jeremycherfas]

I have an epson 2480 too, and I use it to scan 120 film. But for 35 mm I decided to splash out and get a Minolta Dimage. The difference in quality is really noticeable. I bought it because I have lots of old slides and negs I plan to scan eventually. But you know, an option might be to have the processors add the files to CD for you. I used to do this, and it wasn't too expensive.