flatbed scanners seem to do a good job with medium format stuff...
these days even a professional quality flat bed scanner is under the
$500 mark.... though make sure you get it with the back light
lid..... and a good scanner is handy for other stuff (prints with
missing negatives... scanning art work etc etc etc.... ) so a nice
toy to have anyway
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/scanner.htm
http://kenrockwell.com/tech/scanrex.htm
I don't always (hardly ever) agree with what Ken Rockwell writes but
I'd trust him on the film scanner stuff as he is a ardent film snob
(he does use digital but he's still a total film snob, particularly
with large format film).
I have a heap of old negatives that I would like to get scanned.
The price of having them done seems quite high these days, with most
photo outlets going digital.
(Are there any old type photo booths left?)
I have 110ml 135ml & 2" by 2" Hassleblad negatives. Also some
really teensy ones from the 1970's.
I think I can still get a reasonable price on the 35ml from Big W.
The Hassleblad negs could be done via a photographer to make a proof
sheet that could be scanned. (It's another option)
So, not having any experience with negative scanners, and thinking
it might be the cheapest option to buy one and do them myself,
what do they actually do differently than the usual scanner? How do
they work & why is it so?
jo
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