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Film Scanner

  • 16-02-2006 2:58pm
    #1
    EireRoadUser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 650 ✭✭✭


    Does anyone know what the craic is with film scanners
    Can you actually develop your roll of film yourself ????

    I am asking because I have an old slr lying around, and sometimes i get fed up with the whole crop factor thing with my lenses.
    Which one is a good one?

    Cheers.


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  • #2
    dalk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 566 ✭✭✭dalk


    EireRoadUser wrote:
    Does anyone know what the craic is with film scanners
    Can you actually develop your roll of film yourself ????

    Film scanners, scan developed film. (Its fairly easy to develop B&W film. Colour development wouldn't be practical). So you still have to develop the film in a shop or by yourself before scanning.
    EireRoadUser wrote:
    Which one is a good one?

    Whats your budget? BHPhotovideo list of scanners. Resolution goes from 1800DPI to 5200DPI.


  • #3
    EireRoadUser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 650 ✭✭✭EireRoadUser


    I haven't a donkey's carrot how to develop film,
    I think i am going to have to do a photography class before i buy a scanner.


  • #4
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,499 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    EireRoadUser wrote:
    I haven't a donkey's carrot how to develop film,
    I think i am going to have to do a photography class before i buy a scanner.
    You just have to get the film developed in the normal way, but not get any prints made, that's all.


  • #5
    peter1892
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,144 ✭✭✭peter1892


    Why not get your film scanned when it's being developed?

    Most labs will now offer a service where they'll develop the roll & put the images onto a CD for you (at both high & low resolutions). I usually get a CD & contact sheet rather than printing every image off a roll, I can always go back in with the negatives & print off any shots if I really want to.


  • #6
    EireRoadUser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 650 ✭✭✭EireRoadUser


    If it wasn't too expensive just to develop a roll without prints I'd start using my standard camera tomorrow.
    Im losing the respect i once had for photography,just snapping like I'm immortal.
    I really need to get back to the roots. And get some good use from my standard lenses at the same time.


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  • #7
    ScabbyLeg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 219 ✭✭ScabbyLeg


    This thread has given me an idea..

    Do you know is it possible to use or adapt a normal flatbed scanner to do this?

    I wouldn't mind trying it for black and white film.. quality wouldn't have to be perfect.. more to satisfy curiosity.


  • #8
    peter1892
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,144 ✭✭✭peter1892


    EireRoadUser wrote:
    If it wasn't too expensive just to develop a roll without prints I'd start using my standard camera tomorrow.
    Im losing the respect i once had for photography,just snapping like I'm immortal.
    I really need to get back to the roots. And get some good use from my standard lenses at the same time.

    Shoot a roll of 35mm film, go into your preferred lab & ask them how much it would be to develop the roll & give you back the negatives, a CD of scanned images & a contact sheet (or indeed if the offer that service).


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