Hallo,
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about: any comments from pdml-knowledge base on amateur filmscanner that
can do a whole roll in single run?
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I very much like using my film Pentax gear (Spotmatic F, ES, Super A and
a small shelf of Takumar primes), and I am hesitating to invest in
digital SLR camera equipment, because I have the feeling that there's
still a lot to learn about mastering photography, and the best way to
learn is using basic equipment.
Nevertheless, having digital images is becoming inevitable and I have
been looking for a film scanner to combine best of two worlds (and also
to avoid commercial b&w film handling, which is very expensive).
My requirements: (1) efficient (i.e. requiring minimal of my time to
scan a whole roll of film) (2) density range sufficient for b&w
rendering (3) resolution sufficient for 10x15cm prints and web publication
Especially requirement (1) seems difficult to fullfill. Most scanners
involve film holders and scan only a couple of images in batch. Scanning
takes tens of seconds per image, so for scanning a 36 picture film, you
need at least half a dozen of runs and half an hour is the minimum time
required, I estimate.
I've come across only two scanner types that can do a whole filmroll at
once: the Kodak Professional RFS 3600 is the one, and the other seems to
be distributed by different companies, carrying names like: Mediax
WorkScan 3600 pro; Microtek FilmScan 3600; Reflecta ProScan 4000;
PrimeFilm 3650 pro -> have a look at the device here; maybe you know it
in a different name:
http://www.photoworld2.de/photoworld/bilddatenbank/portal/tests/test-158/microtek_3600_filmstreifen.jpg
I guess some people on this list will also do a lot of filmscanning, so
I hope you can give some comments (or experience?), because all of these
devices only sporadically appear on Ebay....
Groeten,
Vic
