pgk Posted February 20, 2014 Share #1 Posted February 20, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have some old transparencies which I would like to get scanned - Velvia 50 and Kodachrome 64. I want high quality scans from a 'professional quality' scanner and I would like 16-bit files (or at least greater than 8 bit). I don't want ICE or any defects dealing with as I want to do this myself). So can anyone suggest a quality scanning service in the UK who would do this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ted Lemon Posted February 26, 2014 Share #2 Posted February 26, 2014 I have some old transparencies which I would like to get scanned - Velvia 50 and Kodachrome 64. I want high quality scans from a 'professional quality' scanner and I would like 16-bit files (or at least greater than 8 bit). I don't want ICE or any defects dealing with as I want to do this myself). So can anyone suggest a quality scanning service in the UK who would do this? Chau Digital do a good job on film not sure about slides but I am sure they can advise....High quality photo scanning and digital capture of art. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted February 26, 2014 Share #3 Posted February 26, 2014 Try googling Richard Kenward. He's based on the Welsh border and can do very high quality scans. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jouhar Posted February 26, 2014 Share #4 Posted February 26, 2014 I am not directly answering your question, but have you considered doing them yourself ? I have scanned several thousand slides, and have achieved good results with a Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 scanner. Once you have sorted out a good workflow (and if you have the SF-210 multi attachment) you can scan in batches of 30-50 slides at a time (depending on mount thickness) Plenty of options with the Nikon scanning software, and some people use Vuescan software, if they have a later OS on their computer. I use a laptop with Windows XP just for scanning, so I use the Nikon software. Best of luck. Regards 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted February 27, 2014 Thanks everyone. Ian, I've spoken to Richard Kenward who sounds like he can do the job I want. I've used Nikon Scanners in the past (I had an 8000) but wasn't satisfied that they were up to the quality I wanted, although for many applications they were perfectly acceptable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Lemon Posted February 28, 2014 Share #6 Posted February 28, 2014 I am not directly answering your question, but have you considered doing them yourself ? I have scanned several thousand slides, and have achieved good results with a Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 scanner. Once you have sorted out a good workflow (and if you have the SF-210 multi attachment) you can scan in batches of 30-50 slides at a time (depending on mount thickness) Plenty of options with the Nikon scanning software, and some people use Vuescan software, if they have a later OS on their computer. I use a laptop with Windows XP just for scanning, so I use the Nikon software. Best of luck. Regards I use the same process and its great for slides....I have a 9 year old 1st generation iMac with Nikon s/w - which I hate! - full of bugs and Nikon has never updated the s/w - bad show me thinks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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