On Feb 29, 2008, at 16:07, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I have two flatbed and two film scanners. I've scanned a lot of film > over the past 13 years. Having a pro service do it at a reasonable > price is far more cost effective when you consider the cost of the > equipment, the cost of your time, and the volume of work you can get > done. There's just no comparison in dollars and cents, or > productivity. The *only* real reason to have your own scanner, imo, > is that you can pick and choose from a historical collection of > exposures you've made and make a scan now and then as suits you. >
Yup, I agree. If I choose to scan an entire 24-exposure roll of film at home, it takes me about 45 minutes to an hour. I set up a table in front of the tube and watch a program while I slowly slog through the roll. NOT an efficient use of time! (although it can be fun watching those negatives come to life on the screen.) Many times a frame which I thought was a lost cause turns out to have just been a crapola print when I had the film originally processed. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
