Canon makes a new nice scanner:
Canon CanoScan 9000F.
It retails for just under 250 USD, which is a good price.
Scanning negatives, be it black-n-white or negative color film, is easy really. The scanning program supplied with the scanner is pretty intuitive and I never had any problems scanning my neg's. Only downside is that scanning with the highest resolution setting takes time, and each file is BIG, several hundred megabytes....
www.shutterbug.com have this written about the scanner:
This new 9000F model Canon flat-bed photo scanner is not essentially different from their 8800F model; it looks a little sleeker and has higher resolution, though. It can be used to scan 8.5x11" reflective documents and prints (at 4800dpi), as well as both 35mm and 120 photographic film (at 9600dpi). Film scanning is supported by infrared FARE 3 software for sensing of dust, dirt, and scratches for automatic cleaning. Like the most contemporary scanners, the CanoScan 9000F uses white LEDs for scan illumination. The scan sensor is a 12-line CCD. The 9000F scans in 48-bits and will also output 48-bit files. It connects with your computer via a USB specified as the fastest available for your PC's support.
The Canon CanoScan 9000F looks and feels like a really well designed and finely made machine. It is smooth, quiet, and quick, unlike many scanners I have used in the past. The scanner's self-initialization and calibration has been made extremely efficient, so little time is wasted between scans, and, depending on the file size of output, it scans very rapidly. I think a lot of photographers with film libraries have hoped for a flat-bed that will scan prints as well as both 120 and 35mm film that delivers results close to that of a dedicated film scanner. Well, the Canon CanoScan with SilverFast running it is just about there—the dream has been realized to a very large extent.
I did most of my testing with 35mm film images, including a lot I know are difficult to scan. The results are so close to those I have obtained with the Plustek OpticFilm 7600i that it is hard to tell which is better. But there are differences. Some odd and older films reveal that the Canon FARE 3 works best with newer E-6 and C-41 process films, but not as well with earlier process films, and of course not at all with silver-based black and white or Kodachrome. But then, no infrared cleaning sensor does.
Another flat-bed distinction is the unusual design of 12-line CCDs that produce a Raw file that requires two to four times as much software sharpening compared to a traditional three-line CCD sensor of a dedicated film scanner. Is this a problem? Mostly not, but it does create an image appearance that is a little different, though it can be an advantage because graininess is less apparent. In other words, I have encountered problems getting good scans with some films with both dedicated film scanners and this new CanoScan 9000F, no more or less, just a little different with each, as both have their advantages and disadvantages. The bottom line is that the CanoScan 9000F with SilverFast is a really good scanner, especially considering it does prints, medium format, and 35mm, and the total cost with SilverFast SE added is under $300. That's really good news in times like these.
Goran N
From: Genie <forte2@pacbell.net>
To: photoshop-beginners@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:37 PM
Subject: RE: [photoshop-beginners] Old Negatives
Canon CanoScan 9000F.
It retails for just under 250 USD, which is a good price.
Scanning negatives, be it black-n-white or negative color film, is easy really. The scanning program supplied with the scanner is pretty intuitive and I never had any problems scanning my neg's. Only downside is that scanning with the highest resolution setting takes time, and each file is BIG, several hundred megabytes....
www.shutterbug.com have this written about the scanner:
This new 9000F model Canon flat-bed photo scanner is not essentially different from their 8800F model; it looks a little sleeker and has higher resolution, though. It can be used to scan 8.5x11" reflective documents and prints (at 4800dpi), as well as both 35mm and 120 photographic film (at 9600dpi). Film scanning is supported by infrared FARE 3 software for sensing of dust, dirt, and scratches for automatic cleaning. Like the most contemporary scanners, the CanoScan 9000F uses white LEDs for scan illumination. The scan sensor is a 12-line CCD. The 9000F scans in 48-bits and will also output 48-bit files. It connects with your computer via a USB specified as the fastest available for your PC's support.
The Canon CanoScan 9000F looks and feels like a really well designed and finely made machine. It is smooth, quiet, and quick, unlike many scanners I have used in the past. The scanner's self-initialization and calibration has been made extremely efficient, so little time is wasted between scans, and, depending on the file size of output, it scans very rapidly. I think a lot of photographers with film libraries have hoped for a flat-bed that will scan prints as well as both 120 and 35mm film that delivers results close to that of a dedicated film scanner. Well, the Canon CanoScan with SilverFast running it is just about there—the dream has been realized to a very large extent.
I did most of my testing with 35mm film images, including a lot I know are difficult to scan. The results are so close to those I have obtained with the Plustek OpticFilm 7600i that it is hard to tell which is better. But there are differences. Some odd and older films reveal that the Canon FARE 3 works best with newer E-6 and C-41 process films, but not as well with earlier process films, and of course not at all with silver-based black and white or Kodachrome. But then, no infrared cleaning sensor does.
Another flat-bed distinction is the unusual design of 12-line CCDs that produce a Raw file that requires two to four times as much software sharpening compared to a traditional three-line CCD sensor of a dedicated film scanner. Is this a problem? Mostly not, but it does create an image appearance that is a little different, though it can be an advantage because graininess is less apparent. In other words, I have encountered problems getting good scans with some films with both dedicated film scanners and this new CanoScan 9000F, no more or less, just a little different with each, as both have their advantages and disadvantages. The bottom line is that the CanoScan 9000F with SilverFast is a really good scanner, especially considering it does prints, medium format, and 35mm, and the total cost with SilverFast SE added is under $300. That's really good news in times like these.
Goran N
From: Genie <forte2@pacbell.net>
To: photoshop-beginners@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:37 PM
Subject: RE: [photoshop-beginners] Old Negatives
At one time, and hopefully, still into the future, I plan to get one of the printers that can convert both slides and negatives. They are out there and used to be expensive ..this was about 6 or 7 years ago.. I think Epsen made one. If you find out the name I'd love to know it will cut down on a search I will put into motion..
Thanks
genie
From: photoshop-beginners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:photoshop-beginners@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rob Richardson
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 11:31 AM
To: photoshop-beginners@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [photoshop-beginners] Old Negatives
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 11:31 AM
To: photoshop-beginners@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [photoshop-beginners] Old Negatives
Some scanners have lights on their lids so they can shine light through negatives. Those usually also have the ability to convert the resulting image to a positive image. If your scanner doesn't have a backlight, then I don't think you'll be able to do it.
RobR, owner of several hundred 35-mm negatives and a scanner that can't handle them.
On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Phillip <pvcrmanb@verizon.net> wrote:
Hi all,
I found some old negatives that I would like to develop.
I do have a scanner, and I was wonder if Photoshop or some
other program, has a way to develop a picture from a scan?
Phillip
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I found some old negatives that I would like to develop.
I do have a scanner, and I was wonder if Photoshop or some
other program, has a way to develop a picture from a scan?
Phillip
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