Film Negative Scanner - Recommendations
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If you can find a used one at a reasonable price, go for it. but make sure you get both the neg and slide carriers.
They are a bit long in the tooth now, but it's still a good dedicated scanner.
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Konica Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV .. a bit long in the tooth now...
I have had an even older (mark 2) version for several years, and fully agree that, despite being relatively old, they remain among the best available, apart from the Nikon alternative.
Mine runs on an old XP computer- I have not tried installing it on a more modern computer and wonder whether the drivers will have been updated to suit later operating systems


For less critical work I have been surprised by how good my Epson Perfection V600 Photo is.

Hi all, am looking for a film negative scanner and am after some recommendations please?
Thanks,
Hi Andrew,
How much will you using the scanner and how many negatives will you be scanning? Budget?
The Nikon coolscan V is very highly regarded, only available used and still pricey because of the demand. That is what I would go for if you want top quality and have a lot of negatives to scan,
Giorgio
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Konica Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV .. a bit long in the tooth now...
I have had an even older (mark 2) version for several years, and fully agree that, despite being relatively old, they remain among the best available, apart from the Nikon alternative.
Mine runs on an old XP computer- I have not tried installing it on a more modern computer and wonder whether the drivers will have been updated to suit later operating systems

Old drivers are often a problem (also with the Nikon), but you can use Vuescan which can work with old scanners with excellent results.
Giorgio
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Konica Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV .. a bit long in the tooth now...
I have had an even older (mark 2) version for several years, and fully agree that, despite being relatively old, they remain among the best available, apart from the Nikon alternative.
Mine runs on an old XP computer- I have not tried installing it on a more modern computer and wonder whether the drivers will have been updated to suit later operating systems

Old drivers are often a problem (also with the Nikon), but you can use Vuescan which can work with old scanners with excellent results.
I totally agree. I use mine with Vuescan (Hamrick Software Vuescan Driver version 1.0.0.1 dated 2009)on a Windows 7 64 bit OS system with no problems.
Peter E Smith
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You haven't specified what format of film you'll be scanning?
I understand that if you want good resolution you'll need a dedicated film scanner, not a flatbed. So that depends on what you're going to use the output for.
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I have statred re-using my ME Super (an hopefully will soon have a Spotmatic) so want to just get my films developed so I can scan them and then process my shots myself.
I think I would also like to start scaning my parents slide collection for them too.
Andrew
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I haven't really got a budget, any money will need to be eeked out of the man-drawer sales so to speak!
I have statred re-using my ME Super (an hopefully will soon have a Spotmatic) so want to just get my films developed so I can scan them and then process my shots myself.
I think I would also like to start scaning my parents slide collection for them too.
Until you get the cash together for something to do a proper job , why not try using your camera , not tried it myself but Ive seen people getting pretty good results http://www.petapixel.com/2012/05/18/how-to-scan-film-negatives-with-a-dslr/
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Andrew
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