Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Pramod, "Decent" scans depend on the eye of the beholder and what you want to do with them, and so on. I can tell you my own practice, with which I get enjoyment from my hobby: I have a Canoscan FS4000US (now out of production) that is a dedicated film scanner for 35mm only. I think the quality you can get with that or the equivalent models from Nikon, Minolta and Polaroid are more than enough for amateur use. I did not use to have a flat scanner, and I recently bought the Canon Canoscan 9950F, which allows film scanning including medium format and batched 35mm (30 negs or 12 slides). It was so slow at 4000 dpi that I tried the default 1200 dpi, and was favorably surprised. This works very fast (1-2 min) per image and gives enough quality for standard-size prints and web images. My understanding is that Epson has similar models. You can find some very personal reviews on them at http://www.photo-i.co.uk/ My latest uploads (http://gallery.leica-users.org/JGB-Leica-PAW-Project) were all done with this scanner. Many members of the list use scanners and have much more experience. Regarding buying one, I think the prices are low enough that is worth buying new and getting a manufacturer's warranty. Juan On Mar 9, 2005, at 2:27 PM, Pramod Kotwal wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to buy a scanner to scan my 35 mm and > medium format b/w and color fils as well as slides. I > use a Leica IIIf and a Canon EOS for 35 mm and a Kiev > 88 for 6X6. > > > What kind of resolutions does one need for decent > scans ? > Is this the right question ? > Any recommendations for an advanced hobbyist ? > Should I look on e-bay for something like this ? > > Thanks, > Pramod Kotwal > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information