With the Epson V850 Pro I can scan a dozen transparencies in about 20 minutes, and I can load 24 at a time. It’s a pretty efficient way to go.
Paul > On Apr 7, 2017, at 2:48 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigio...@me.com> wrote: > > >> On Apr 7, 2017, at 8:57 AM, mike wilson <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com> wrote: >> >>> On 07 April 2017 at 16:45 Doug Brewer <d...@dougbrewerphoto.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I've been cleaning out my storage room in the basement, AKA The Camera >>> and Computer Museum, and have uncovered boxes and boxes of slides, some >>> of which are passable photos, and have become interested in maybe >>> scanning some of them. I've looked here and there at digital slide scanners. >>> >>> So my query, if you haven't figured it out by now, is if any of you have >>> gone down this path, and whether you have found a decent scanner. I'd >>> appreciate any guidance. >> >> My observation of this phenomenon over the past few years leads me to >> believe, >> from other folks' scribblings, that the best way to do it is to pay someone >> else. > > I agree. > > I have been scanning film since the early 1990s and have had quite a few > scanners, both negative and flatbed, over the years. Since about 2006, I've > owned and used the Nikon Coolscan IV and Coolscan V extensively. Either of > them with the automated 35mm feeder can scan a 6 frame strip very effectively > in batch mode using VueScan. > > But… > > The process is *NEVER* fast. A thirty six exposure roll is an hour or two > worth of work. A thirty six exposure roll of mounted slides is about four > times that because you can only load them one at a time. Add time if you > select individually which frames you want to scan, and if you want perfectly > scanned, usable, balanced JPEGs to pop out of the scanner with no further > editing required—lots of time. > > It is far more practical if you have several dozens or even hundreds of > frames to scan is to wrap them up and send them off to someone like > http://www.scancafe.com … They'll do as good a job as you will 90-98% of the > time and whatever they charge is a FAR better use of your money and time than > buying a scanner. > > Buy and use a scanner when you have specific things that you want to do with > film photography that requires your personal control of the scanning process. > Buy a scanning service when you want to convert an archive of older film > images to digital in order that you can see them and share them. > > G > -- > 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. -- 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.
