On Sun, 2021-07-04 at 08:53 -0700, Galen Seitz wrote: > Hi, > > I'm interested in hearing people's experiences scanning their > photos. > We have a large collection of old prints of various sizes, both B&W > and > color that we would like to digitize. I checked the mailing list > archives and was surprised that I couldn't find any previous > discussion > of this. My product searches all seem to lead to the Epson FastFoto > FF-680W. This is a $600 photo scanner that can scan a stack of > prints > at 3 seconds per print. Despite the high price and apparently > Windows-only software, this seems to be the best choice for bulk > scanning photos. Does anyone have experience with this product or a > similar product? > > BTW, in the future there may be a need to digitize slides, but for > the > time being my focus is on prints. > > thanks, > galen
I scan photo prints: Fujitsu Fi-6130 sheet scanner - It was costly when I got it in 2008 - BUT - It is one of the best spent IT money I have ever made. It is still going strong and works under Linux. It scans both sides letter sheet in about 1 sec. Stacked photo prints in about 1/2 second per photo. It out-resolves the photo prints (I can see the emulsion grains). I would highly recommend Fujitsu sheet scanners if you still scan - It scans whole book in minutes and without jams (if you can cut the binding). https://www.fujitsu.com/global/products/computing/peripher al/scanners/business/fi7140/ https://www.fujitsu.com/global/products/computing/peripheral/scanners/b usiness/fi7160/ I scan negatives/slides: I take pictures with SLR using cheap slides/negative adapter to macro lens + flat high gamut white light source. It takes about 1-ish second per shot (compared to 2-3 minutes on flat bed scanner). Modern SLR (if you have one) easily out-resolves negatives and slides in both resolution and dynamic range. Films, especially old/new customer grade are no match for today's SLRs and lenses. Hope that helps, Tomas
