Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Well, if you don't want to send things out and have 35mm to medium > format to scan, a good Nikon medium-format film scanner is likely the > most efficient way to get a number done In semi-automated way. The > Nikon SuperCoolscan 9000 ED produces excellent scans at 4000 dpi > resolution (35mm slides up to five at a time, 35mm film strips up to 12 > at a time, 4x 645, 3x 6x6, 2x 6x7 or 6x9 per load with the different > standard film carriers). There are also ANR glass carriers for more > complex film loads and odd formats, and some folks make accessory > carriers for them (I have one that lets me load an entire 40 exposure > roll of Minox 8x11 film, for instance). NikonScan is long out of > development, but VueScan drives this scanner beautifully and it can > make the scanner do lovely tricks with a bit of experience and > practice. > > The only downside to this route is that these scanners are not cheap > (about $2000-4000 depending on condition and included accessories), nor > are they particularly fast (but faster and higher quality than flatbed > scanners). The good thing is that the VueScan software, particularly in > its pro version, provides excellent flexibility and will apply the > basic inversion for negatives for you automatically, which saves a > massive amount of time when doing a largish number of scans. > > I haven't used mine in a while and should probably put it on the market > (it's a lot of cash to have tied up in something that you're not using > actively, never mind being a bulky thing to store). But every time I > think to do it, I run into a situation where it is the best, if not > only, way to get it done and I wonder what I'd do if I didn't have it. > > And that's why my closets are so stuffed full the way they are.... !
The first scanner I bought for film was the Nikon Coolscan IV with 'ICE' technology; it's OK, very slow and doesn't compare favourably to The Epson V600 I use now. I said I would sell it on when I got the Epson, but closets are meant to be filled! I'd certainly look at the 9000ED now from your observations. Mine would certainly get the use your one isn't. The one thing scanning these images in will finally do, is being able to find them quickly. Once in Lightroom, apart from being able to process the images, the biggest thing is finding what I want. Right now there are a small number of slides that, ideally, I'd like to do next. I could spend all day looking with not much chance of success of finding them at present. Time is the killer. I don't sleep well, so I find I have time to scan but I'd like a quicker method, plus of course, I'm still taking pictures every day. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
