sleipnir Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 So, I've got a high schoold reunion coming up (don't ask how many years). In high school I was the annual/newspaper photographer. I have around 7000, 35 mm B&W negatives that I would like to scan. The purpose being to sell copies of the pictures on a web site before & after the reunion (Huzzah Capitalism!). I've got the web stuff covered, but I need an idea of a scanner that can do a really good job with a fairly high, in my estimation, throughput -- I've got until October to do this. I will want to scan at a relatively high resolution so that people can make decent prints from the scans. Any hardware suggestions that will not totally destroy my savings? Drum scanners are out, I think as too expensive. So I'm thinking a flat bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pivoproseem Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I've got an older Epson flatbed scanner at work, it does a pretty good job on negs and transparencies. I would imagine you could find a dedicated film scanner on ebay, used, for a reasonable sum. So, I've got a high schoold reunion coming up (don't ask how many years). In high school I was the annual/newspaper photographer. I have around 7000, 35 mm B&W negatives that I would like to scan. The purpose being to sell copies of the pictures on a web site before & after the reunion (Huzzah Capitalism!). I've got the web stuff covered, but I need an idea of a scanner that can do a really good job with a fairly high, in my estimation, throughput -- I've got until October to do this. I will want to scan at a relatively high resolution so that people can make decent prints from the scans. Any hardware suggestions that will not totally destroy my savings? Drum scanners are out, I think as too expensive. So I'm thinking a flat bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Capizzo Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 +1 for the ebay suggestion. I bought a film scanner years ago on ebay and I've been happy with it. They are probably some deals out there now, since fill is all but dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampleworks Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 There's several at B&H under $100 that could get you in business! http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ns=p_PRICE_2|0&ci=1151&N=4289358257 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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