Scanning - Like or dislike ?

[Bateleur]

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Gets my vote.

 

Mine too!

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[jplomley]

Well, since purchasing an iPad and a set of noise cancelling Bose Headphones, scanning has become all that much more pleasurable because I no longer have to hear the boxing match that goes on in my Coolscan 9000 everytime it focuses and scans

[plasticman]

The whole scanning hassle is totally overstated imo. When I'm disciplined, I set Vuescan to batch-scan a whole double-row of 35mm images at low-res as a contact sheet, and then batch-scan the chosen good images at high-res. During the time this is happening, I'm busy around the apartment or even outside.

The problems occur when I'm too eager to see the results, and sit poring impatiently over the output as it happens. This is my problem, not a problem of the technology.

And the results are so immensely rewarding, that even this 'wasted' time is worth every moment.

 

Of course, MF scanning is another order of waiting... (and another order of reward).

[menos I M6]

The whole scanning hassle is totally overstated imo. When I'm disciplined, I set Vuescan to batch-scan a whole double-row of 35mm images at low-res as a contact sheet, and then batch-scan the chosen good images at high-res. During the time this is happening, I'm busy around the apartment or even outside.

The problems occur when I'm too eager to see the results, and sit poring impatiently over the output as it happens. This is my problem, not a problem of the technology.

And the results are so immensely rewarding, that even this 'wasted' time is worth every moment.

 

Of course, MF scanning is another order of waiting... (and another order of reward).

 

This was exactly my problem as well, before trashing the scanner and doing everything with DSLR + light table and macro lens setup.

 

My only limitation, where I have a bigger amount of work again is, when I want higher res scans - I then have to use extension tubes (AF reliability suffers, so it is back to manual focussing ) and stitching (I hate stitching).

 

It is very, very rewarding though, to see a high res print from this procedure, as any EPSON flatbed simply can't beat the detail and sharpness.

 

I would be very curious, to do a fair comparison between this approach and a Flextight or even drum scanner. Curiously, I don't hear much about other people doing this.