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Query - Canon CanoScan 5200F USB2.0 Scanner 48 bit, 2400x4800 dpi, m/filmadapter

  • 18-06-2005 9:19pm
    #1
    Rooy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 863 ✭✭✭


    I see this scanner on offer on komplett.ie for 144 , could someone help explain to me what m/flimadapter means ? , does it mean it scans my standard negatives and produce the digital photographs for me from this , or is it simply a way of storing the negative image digitally ? , and i would need to get these developed like normal films then ?
    Thanks!


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  • #2
    Beats
    Closed Accounts Posts: 109 ✭✭Beats


    The film adaptor will allow you scan in 35mm negatives producing a digital file, which you can print at home or bring to a lab for printing. As this is not a dedicated film scanner, the scans produced will probably not be of great quality. What do you want the scanner for ? If it's mainly for scanning flat images such as prints then the quality should be reasonable. If you need to scan a lot of negatives you'll have to spend a lot more to produce good results.

    Check out http://www.scantips.com/chap3.html

    which expalins a bit about flatbed V film scanner.


  • #3
    Rooy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 863 ✭✭✭Rooy


    thanks for the reply Beats , i have been using a digital camera soley for the past 3 years but have 40 or 50 lots of negatives , lot of old family stuff , that I havent even bothered scanning yet directly from the photos , that is what i was planning on getting till i came across the notion of a filmadaptor filmscanner.
    Thanks a million for the link , that explains everything i needed to know.
    If anyone had any recommendations on a good value film scanner ,that would be great!


  • #4
    Beats
    Closed Accounts Posts: 109 ✭✭Beats


    Neg scanners can be failry expensive.

    Check out

    http://www.scantips.com/basic13f.html

    Nikon and minolta tend to be leaders in this field. You might be able to pick up an older model second hand through ebay.

    I'd be fairly critical when scanning material, so you don't waste time scanning material you'll never print. You could also consider just scanning in prints.

    The latest Epson Perfection 4990, although a flatbed has a neg adaptor and is meant to produce fairly good results from 35mm. See

    http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Epson%204990/Page%208.htm

    As you now have a digital camera probably better value to consider getting a higher end flatbed, at least you can use it for scaning other material.


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