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I am looking for a scanner to load all of my 35 mm film and 35 mm slides.
Can anyone recomend a good scanner for this purpose.
I have tried the Scanjet by HP but it didn't have great results.
Please help if you have any experience with this.
Also is there one good software that I can use to correct the color on these slides once scanned in? I already have Adobe photoshop 6, Adobe Elements 2.0 and Adobe Album 1.0.
Thnak you in advance
Schroeder

schroeder wrote:I am looking for a scanner to load all of my 35 mm film and 35 mm slides.
Can anyone recomend a good scanner for this purpose.
I have tried the Scanjet by HP but it didn't have great results.
Please help if you have any experience with this.
Also is there one good software that I can use to correct the color on these slides once scanned in? I already have Adobe photoshop 6, Adobe Elements 2.0 and Adobe Album 1.0.
Thnak you in advance
Schroeder

Do you want a dedicated film and slide scanner or a flatbed scanner that does slides and negatives as well? Nikon, Canon and Minolta (among others) sell dedicated slide/negative scanners, but they can be a little expensive. I have a Canon flatbed scanner that does a pretty good job with slides and negatives. PS will work fine for colour correction, USM etc. Have you thought about upgrading to PS CS? The new healing tool can work wonders.

I love my Nikon Coolscan IV - it does a great job and the software is great.
The digital ICE is great for getting rid of blemishes and scratches on C41 Color or B&W and slides other than Kodachrome and the quality on silver B$W negs is outstanding.

There is now a V but I don't know what the new features and improvements (if any) are. The IV is a tad slow but I love it.

Vince

I bought the EPSON 4490 and I am very happy with the results too. Total after rebates was 167 USD. Nice! I like various scanning attachments (picture, film/slides and even document feeder). I upgraded from HP -- what a world of difference!!!!

Highly recommended if you are on a "small" budget.

I have the Konica Minolta Scan Dual IV, works very well and at a low price.
Feature set is average and the software does a good job at color reproduction. Have run about 500 scans thru it with no problems.

Dana

Nikon Coolscan V ED.

http://nikonimaging.com/global/products ... /index.htm

http://www.pbase.com/mikelong/image/50379621

http://www.pbase.com/mikelong/image/44346973

http://www.pbase.com/mikelong/image/49633621

Canon 9950F, I'm still on the learning curve with it but so far I've been very pleased. Low res scans for pbase are fast and high quality scans are phenomenal in their detail.

http://www.pbase.com/mesullivan/image/62462292

http://www.pbase.com/mesullivan/image/62462283

http://www.pbase.com/mesullivan/image/62306960

http://www.pbase.com/mesullivan/image/69397180

http://www.pbase.com/mesullivan/image/69615624

http://www.pbase.com/mesullivan/image/69923908

It scans everything.

I'm the same opinion as Mikelong, the quality you are able to recuperate is exceptionnal and this machine is dedicated for this type of job !
Depends of course on the budget you want to put in that...
Just have a look on the images posted by Mikelong, it speaks by itself !!
Pol

I use the Nikon Coolscan 5000 ED scanner. It costs about $1100 and the slide feeder attachment (SF-210) runs about $400. If you have a lot of slides it is worth the price. You might want to also check out Vuescan's third-party software to go with it.

- Chuck Temple
http://www.DVDYourMemories.Com

The Nikon filmscanners are always a good choice. They provide very good value for money. I am using the Nikon Super CoolScan 5000 ED with the SF-210 slide feeder for digitizing my 35mm slides, and I'm very pleased with the results.

You can find a lot of information about Nikon and other scanners on http://www.filmscanner.info. Until now only the reviews on Nikon scanners and the Reflecta DigitDia 5000 are available in english language.

Here are the direct links to the reviews:

Nikon CoolScan V ED: http://www.filmscanner.info/en/NikonCoolscan5ED.html

Nikon Super CoolScan 5000 ED: http://www.filmscanner.info/en/NikonSuperCoolscan5000ED.html

Nikon Super CoolScan 9000 ED: http://www.filmscanner.info/en/NikonSuperCoolscan9000ED.html

Kind regards,
Klausson

I still love my Minolta DiMage Scan Elite II.
The reason? Digital ICE3 which includes Digital ICE, Digital GEM and Digital SHO. The Digital ICE is a must with negs and slides.
Also it has an Firewire connection which is great for a mac.
It's an older model and "only" scans to 2820dpi but that works for me!

http://ca.konicaminolta.com/products/co ... index.html

I am intending to digitise my personal collection of about 1000+ 35mm colour slides taken between the late 70s and early 90s and additionally want to archive my late father's collection of colour slides dating back to the mid 50s which fill a cupboard and run to possibly 10,000+ items.
His ability was sufficient to win several competitions over the years so many of his images may be suitable for A4 size prints, but the majority of them will be used in 6x4 or 8x5 formats.

To outsource the conversion of such a large volume of slides would be prohibitively expensive so although I am placing financial constraints on the project, I am prepared to spend months on this project.
I understand that each slide can take 90 seconds or more to be processed, so a 100 slide magazine is going to take at least two and a half hours to complete. I would consider 5-10 magazines per week to be an acceptable level of progress.

I am therefore considering a 35mm batch slide scanner and have found the following models.

Pacific Image Electronics PowerSlide 3650 USB Interface Pc/Mac - price approx USD800 (apparently not available in the UK)

Braun MULTIMAG SlideScan 4000 - price GBP679 to GBP900

Reflecta DigitDia 5000 Scanner - price GBP665 to GBP772

All these models appear to be the same basic design and specification.
Are they differently badged versions of the same product?

However, there are the Nikon Super Coolscan 4000 and 5000 models (starting at GBP900) which require the add-on of the automatic 50 slide feeder (an additional GBP400+), a significantly higher level of investment.

Has anyone any experience of using these types of scanners?
Is the additional investment in the Nikon reflected in their productivity and/or resolution?
If the majority of the output will be in lower size formats, can the resolution be reduced to increase the productivity?
There is some software called Silverlight AI which can come bundled with the Reflecta DigitDia 5000. Does this significantly improve productivity or quality?

I use the Nikon Coolscan 5000 and the slide scanner and recommend it wholeheartedly. Yes, it does occasionally jam. But not too often. I've scanned hundreds of slides, new and old, and consider the quality and reliability of this scanner to be worth the occasional jam. I had a roll of slides come back last week - plopped them in, and had 36 jam-free scans. Today i got another roll in the mail and had three jams. None of which was horrendous. My slides are all scanned. Example below:

wolfeye wrote:I use the Nikon Coolscan 5000 and the slide scanner ........

My slides are all scanned..........

Wolfeye
I would assume from your post that you are a committed "film original" rather than "digital original" person who relies on the scanner to convert his stock into digital for distribution and reproduction.

As you have an ongoing need for this conversion I understand how important a quality piece of kit would be to you in order that the best possible reolution is achieved.

The stock of slides that I am looking to digitise is "keen amateur with occasional flashes of brilliance" in my collection and my late father's entire collection of which a good proportion was very good/excellent amateur (he won several amateur competitions in the 50s and 60s.

As I have now converted to a DSLR there will be no ongoing requirement for this equipment on the completion of this project.

The length of time it takes me to convert the slides is not an issue for me but a heavy financial outlay is a concern. Bearing in mind that I am not in the professional league and will not be relying on these digitised archives for income, is the resolution that the lower priced equipment affords when all the scratch reduction, dust removal and other whizzbang software is applied, comparable with the Nikon or are they two completely different animals?

The Pacific image/Braun/Reflecta clone I have detailed above offers an optical resolution of 3600 DPI x 3600 DPI and data conversion of 48 bits per pixel (color mode) whereas the Nikon 5000 is marginally better at 4000 dpi.

How much of a difference will this 10% difference make considering that any printing of these archives will be A4 done on a Canon Mp830 9600x2400 dpi colour printer?

I guess I am trying to convince myself that I don't need the Nikon!

Well, if cost is the primary motivation, then I'd skip a scanner altogether. You can use your DSLR to capture the slides in digital format, with excellent results. You just need to buy a compatible slide dupe device or a macro lens that lets you get close enough.