sblitz Posted June 21, 2013 Share #1 Posted June 21, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) thoughts, ideas, on which to prefer and why? broad question because i would like to read a broad number of responses from which i can figure what's best for me in different situations. thanks all, steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 21, 2013 Posted June 21, 2013 Hi sblitz, Take a look here scanning color reversal film. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
giordano Posted June 21, 2013 Share #2 Posted June 21, 2013 Are you asking about scanning existing trannies, or about taking photographs that are to be scanned? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgary Posted June 21, 2013 Share #3 Posted June 21, 2013 I just scan them with my V500 and Vuescan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhmrogers Posted June 21, 2013 Share #4 Posted June 21, 2013 I just scan them with my V500 and Vuescan The current range of Epson scanners are pretty good, so's Vuescan. Love that picture! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fgcm Posted June 21, 2013 Share #5 Posted June 21, 2013 I have mine scanned at a pro lab for 50 cents each. They get better colors than I do with my home scanner my little Plustek scanner makes a pretty good job with BW in general and perfect job with Adox films, but it's not good enough for Fuji slides. Franco Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhmrogers Posted June 21, 2013 Share #6 Posted June 21, 2013 thoughts, ideas, on which to prefer and why? broad question because i would like to read a broad number of responses from which i can figure what's best for me in different situations.steve Steve, I followed up your links and enjoyed looking at your photos! I think much depends on what you want to use each dataset for. Top end printing may well require a commercial scan but presumably that will be a minority of the pictures you want to digitize. And that's where the scanners and software mentioned above could be useful. If you still use a lot of film and send it away for processing then check the prices/resolutions for scanning at the same time. If you process at home you will want to scan too and there are fewer options now than a year or so ago. Ten years ago flatbed scanners were pretty useless for scanning negs and transparencies even if they had a light source in the lid, but the current generation are much better. The really good non-flatbed consumer level equipment isn't made any more. I've recently been resurrecting 50 year old transparencies, see Henry Rogers's Photo Galleries at pbase.com_ for example which takes you to an index page. You will need to look inside "Old stuff" and inside that for "1960s". Obviously the original scans were much larger. I used an Epson V700 for many of the scans. The transparencies themselves were not all pristine, after all 50 years is a long time even if things are carefully stored. Dyes do fade and slides which are projected suffer wear and tear. I still have (and often use) the IIIg with which I took those slides. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblitz Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share #7 Posted June 22, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks all very much appreciate the answers. What I am trying to learn is which color reversal film do people use and scan. I have a good lab in NYC so scanning isn't a problem. I am using negatives and want to try reversal but don't know anything anymore about what's out there and what scans well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalArts 99 Posted June 22, 2013 Share #8 Posted June 22, 2013 Thanks all very much appreciate the answers. What I am trying to learn is which color reversal film do people use and scan. I have a good lab in NYC so scanning isn't a problem. I am using negatives and want to try reversal but don't know anything anymore about what's out there and what scans well Here's my post to you from the other thread: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/2436349-post19.html Just curious, who do you use? Duggal, Laumont, LTI/Lightside? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblitz Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share #9 Posted June 22, 2013 I use Duggal. But they are expensive turnaround is getting longer and quality uneven. Not familiar with the others vi will check them out. Appreciate the link. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgary Posted June 22, 2013 Share #10 Posted June 22, 2013 Thanks all very much appreciate the answers. What I am trying to learn is which color reversal film do people use and scan. I have a good lab in NYC so scanning isn't a problem. I am using negatives and want to try reversal but don't know anything anymore about what's out there and what scans well My shot above was shot on Agfa Precisa nice and cheap for slide film, a lot of people are saying its Fuji Provia 100 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgary Posted June 22, 2013 Share #11 Posted June 22, 2013 The current range of Epson scanners are pretty good, so's Vuescan. Love that picture! It was taken at Whitby just as you come off the beach Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
myshkine Posted June 26, 2013 Share #12 Posted June 26, 2013 I have mine scanned at a pro lab for 50 cents each.They get better colors than I do with my home scanner my little Plustek scanner makes a pretty good job with BW in general and perfect job with Adox films, but it's not good enough for Fuji slides. Franco My Plustek 7600 Ai does a very good job with transparencies (that is, when I'm in the right mood...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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