Thanks for that info, Nick! Very helpful.
I've found out that my local camera shop carries a decent variety of b/w
film & supplies and develops for a pretty reasonable price.
Maybe at some point, I'll get into developing my own film -- starting
out with one of those cans.
Thanks again.
-- Walt
On 12/1/2010 9:04 PM, Nick David Wright wrote:
Well, Macworld rated that scanner's quality as very good:
http://www.macworld.com/reviews/product/405131/review/scanjet_g3110.html
You really ought to give it a try.
I'd almost bet the negative reviews come from people who don't take
the time to learn what they're supposed to do.
Scanning film is a good deal different than digital photography.
~Nick
On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Walter Gilbert<ldott...@gmail.com> wrote:
OK ... now that you've gotten me to try my hand at film photography, I
need a scanner. Well, I have one now ... sort of.
I've managed to inherit an HP Scanjet G3110, which does have a transparency
carrier. Problem is, everything I've read about it says it's not very good
at scanning negatives. Apparently, the scans come out pretty dark, owing to
the fact that it's a flatbed scanner.
My question is, is it even worth my time to hook this thing up to my PC?
Or, do you suppose that the scans will be so bad that it'll end up costing
me money to replace the window I'll eventually throw it through?
Is there anything that can be done to maximize the performance of the thing?
I mean, I highly doubt I'd ever use it for anything other than scanning
negatives, so is there something I can do in the setup to actually turn it
into a relatively decent performer in that regard?
Thanks,
Walt
On 11/28/2010 11:00 AM, Nick David Wright wrote:
Got this film back from Walgreens a couple weeks back. I was really
excited to see a photo I'd made of my little town's Baptist Church.
I was disappointed when the scan came back really bad:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedalingprose/5106011280/
I pulled the neg out this morning to scan for myself and was happy to
find the photo much more like I'd imagined it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedalingprose/5214398131/
I'm a happy camper.
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