slime monster
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i have loads of angling related prints/negatives is it possible without taking a second mortgage to convert them to computer images?
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Colin North, the one and only
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You need a flat bed scanner that has the ability to scan negatives and slides, as well as scan pictures. A couple of hundred will secure a good one for you.
slime monster
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thanks colin.
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MarkTheSpark
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Actually, £50 will get a pretty good one.
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Hey!!! Really informative thrtead.Thanks for sharing with usand please anyone can suggest me link from where i can buy photographic prints at reasonable rates.
http://digipixwindsor.com/
http://digipixwindsor.com/
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MarkTheSpark
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No, you don't need a flat-bed scanner. You need a film scanner. The act of printing negatives seriously degrades the quality, especially as prints fade. So why scan prints when you can scan negs?
Maplin does a very nice little film scanner for less than £50. And get prints done at Snapfish - the best quality in my view.
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See above post, Henry
Maplin does a very nice little film scanner for less than £50. And get prints done at Snapfish - the best quality in my view.
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See above post, Henry
Can you please differentiate between a film scanner and a flat bed scanner. What will happen if he put the negative on flat bed scanner and reverse the colors in some photo editing software?
barbelboi
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IMO a flatbed scanner is OK if you choose the right scanner. The scanner should have a transparency option. The better the quality of scanner, the better the results. The best option is a scanner with a slide and negative scan built in. Scan at a high resolution. Since negatives are small, the image will need to be enlarged later. It will be a much clearer image if it is scanned with a high resolution. As a general rule, double the mount of pixels for double the size of enlarging. Save the file in the proper format. Either save as a TIFF file or a JPEG. A TIFF file will retain the most detail since there is no compression but will take up much more storage space on the hard drive of the computer.
Jerry
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Jeff Woodhouse
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Sorry to disagree with you Jerry, but I used to sell scanners for OCR purposes and one that I sold had a film scanner on the front, but it was never that good although the quality of the flatbed was superb.
Best film and slide scanners are Plustek, only now available in the 7400 as the cheapest, about £180, but there is some superb software that comes with it to remove all kinds of marks, dust, and general muck. Jessops sell them, but Google around for best prices.
Best film and slide scanners are Plustek, only now available in the 7400 as the cheapest, about £180, but there is some superb software that comes with it to remove all kinds of marks, dust, and general muck. Jessops sell them, but Google around for best prices.
barbelboi
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Fair point Jeff and I respect your experience in that field, I've stuck with Cannon over the years and not had problems with their 'better quality' scanners so long as you don't need to blow them up to A4 size or larger................ Or possibly my eyesight's on the blinkThe bottom line, for 'normal' size prints I'm happy with the end result.
Jerry
The bottom line, for 'normal' size prints I'm happy with the end result.Jerry
Jeff Woodhouse
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Canon flatbed scanners are good scanners, wouldn't quibble with that because that's what I use now, but film and slides are adifferent animal. I have one of those cheap £50 Maplin ones that my son bought me (sounds bad doesn't it?) to try out, they're OK, but you get vignetting around the edges and a lot of smuts and muck on the pictures. Take ages in Photoshop to clean them up which is why I'm debating whether or not to get a Plustek. Trouble is, you only use it for as long as it takes to scan all your slides or films and then it's redundant. Mind you, they fetch a decend 2nd hand price of fleabay...
MarkTheSpark
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Friends one more question
How can I get a good scanned jpeg of a skull x ray???
Flatbeds work on reflective light only if they do not have a light in the hood (the bit that comes down on top of what they're scanning). Xray transparencies require light to be transmitted through them to scan properly.
So if you know anyone with a flatbed with a lit hood, you're away.
beerweasel
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If you know someone who does old school B+W printing with an enlarger they could do a "photogram" type print then scan the image.