> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keith Green > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 2:37 PM > To: EOS Mailing List > Subject: EOS Off Topic - Flatbed vs Film Scanners > > > Having decided that I shall eventually go digital, it doesn't seem a good > idea to invest in a film scanner for my old slides and negatives. > Has anyone tried a recent flatbed, such as the Canon 8000F, for film > scanning. > How good are the results, and is it a viable alternative to a > film scanner. > I realise that this is very subjective, and obviously a good film > scanner is > better, but how would it compare with a cheaper film scanner, such as the > Prime, or similar. > > Cheers > > Keith >
Hi Keith, Flatbeds are really bad film scanners. Use the scanner that is appropriate for the media, flatbeds for paper, FILM scanners for FILM. It's the only way to get good results trust me! Look into an inexpensive 4000ppi film scanner from Polaroid, Nikon, Minolta and Canon. WARNING!!! Take a PASS on the Prime film scanners, to be blunt they are pure crap with no dynamic range and lower than advertised resolution. If money is an issue buy a good used film scanner, there are outstanding deals out there these days with so many shooters going to digital bodies, $200-$300 is all it takes for an excellent 4000ppi film scanner. Just make sure that there are drivers available for your O/S and that you have an interface that works with the scanner. SCSI interfaces are the fastest but some people have problems if they are not technically competent. If in doubt get a computer geek (I can say this because I'm a hardware/software geek), friend to help you with it. I've been using a Polaroid SS4000 for about 2 years, I'm into for about $350 and it can produce excellent scans. I just had an 11x17 wet print made up as a gift for my best friend of 30+ years from an E100S tranny I scanned and Photoshop'd and it's stunning if I do say so myself. 8^) I learned more from going digital than I did during the time I was film based and working with the film scanner. Cheers/Chip * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
