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The Cameraman

Scanner recommendations

Post by The Cameraman » Fri Jan 01, 2010 9:43 am

Morning Guys n Gals,

It's about time that I sourced a scanner, to cover prints, negs and mounted 35mm slides.

Any recommendations of which to get and which to reject?

Not looking to spend a fortune but not expecting to get anything too cheap!

Regards

Reggie
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Dave Allbutt
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Re: Scanner recommendations

Post by Dave Allbutt » Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:25 pm

I'm in the same position as you. Recommendations on Fighter Control include the Canon CanoScan 8800F ir the CanoScan 5600F. Depending where you look, these retail between £100 and £200.
I can't make up my mind which one at the moment.
Any other suggestions?
Dave
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WAP
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Re: Scanner recommendations

Post by WAP » Wed Jan 13, 2010 10:05 am

I've got a Plustek Opticfilm 7500i which isnt bad. The SCan/Edit software that comes with it is a bit anoying as it has scan presets for the popular film types but they are not that accurate, thankfully it has basic scan function that avoids all that and has produced some very good scans. think mine was around £200 on pixmania.com. hope that helps.
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The Cameraman

Re: Scanner recommendations

Post by The Cameraman » Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:24 pm

Hi WAP,

thanks for the info. Don't supposed you could post one of the images as an example could you?

Regards

Reggie AKA The Cameraman
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