Film Scanner recommendation needed

Simar

Simar

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I had hundreds of physical prints of images going back 20-30 years ago and some much older, that were affected by moisture and were ruined. I still have negatives for a lot of these images and am looking for a film scanner that one of you might have had the experience of using. I found a well-reviewed one - KODAK Slide N SCAN but it costs 23k and I'm not looking to spend more than 5-6k, or maybe a bit more if it can get me quality results. I just want digital scans as of now, and printing isn't a priority.

Have you guys used any film scanners and could recommend one?
 
Why don't you take a high-res scan with a normal scanner? I'm sure you can scan the whole roll in one go.

Then use some software to turn negatives into positives.
 
The one I used in my office could scan around 6200+ dpi and costed 1L+. I don't remember the name of that device now. These cheap ones don't do more than 1080p or 1200dpi. Flatbed scanners etc can't compare to the real stand alone negative scanners.
 
6pack said:
The one I used in my office could scan around 6200+ dpi and costed 1L+. I don't remember the name of that device now. These cheap ones don't do more than 1080p or 1200dpi. Flatbed scanners etc can't compare to the real stand alone negative scanners.
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I don't remember the resolution, but a consumer scanner I had could scan to unholy resolutions which would make the file un-opanable on any app.
 
lockhrt999 said:
I don't remember the resolution, but a consumer scanner I had could scan to unholy resolutions which would make the file un-opanable on any app.
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Consumer scanners have max 600dpi optical resolution and the extra resolution is through fake interpolation. Prosumer/Pro scanners have a true resolution starting from 600 dpi all the way to max you can afford with lenses, backlight settings etc. If you used a flatbed scanner and a digital camera, you would find out the difference in a few seconds. We tried a flatbed scanner with adapters first but it didn't give the results we wanted. Then the boss reluctantly bought the real scanner. Normal flatbed scanners are fine for home use. For pro use, never.
 
I need a solution to this too. If you buy one, please rent it to me once you are done. I will handle the shipping cost. I have so many films too. Asked around locally for Film to digital conversion, but was being quoted silly prices.
 
6pack said:
Consumer scanners have max 600dpi optical resolution and the extra resolution is through fake interpolation.
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Could be, who knows. But I do remember the resolution could go to 2400 dpi, and it would take half an hour or something to scan an A4 page. That's why, I thought it might work.
 
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