zuikologist
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I am thinking of buying an inexpensive, second scanner. Is the Canoscan 4400F a good choice?
Canoscan 4400F
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nikola
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That is not a question! 🙂
This is the cheapest film scanner that you can buy (...and I have it 😀 )... so you shouldn't expect much from it, it will do it's job... and that is scanning small format for web or eventual small print... nothing bigger than 10*15cm!
I would alway suggest buying dedicated scanner, but if the money is issue (like to me)... or you need flatbad scanner... this will do the job. 😀
This is the cheapest film scanner that you can buy (...and I have it 😀 )... so you shouldn't expect much from it, it will do it's job... and that is scanning small format for web or eventual small print... nothing bigger than 10*15cm!
I would alway suggest buying dedicated scanner, but if the money is issue (like to me)... or you need flatbad scanner... this will do the job. 😀
zuikologist
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Nikola - thank you. It is cheap - the main attraction : ) But 10-15 is somewhat limiting. I'll look at something a little more upscale as well.
nikola
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There is an old saying (I'm not sure how well I'll translate it): I'm not that rich to buy cheap things!
One more thing to consider (depending on your needs), it's quite time consuming to scan only 6 frames. You should look for bigger surface flatbad or dedicated that can scan whole role. This would be expensive I think, but... 🙂
One more thing to consider (depending on your needs), it's quite time consuming to scan only 6 frames. You should look for bigger surface flatbad or dedicated that can scan whole role. This would be expensive I think, but... 🙂
zuikologist
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I usually have prints made from colour neg film so have a rough idea of which frames to scan, which sadly for me is not a whole roll.
I also need to think about scanning software.
I also need to think about scanning software.
Robert Price
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I have the Canon 8800F it will do 12 negs at a time. it is a little slow on the highest setting but work well for me.
irq506
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Vuescan is OK scanning software. It is funky, but it is cheap and it will work woth 750 scanners out there.... $40 for basic but the $80 full is a much better investment.
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My 4400 should arrive today so I'll get back to you with a fresh opinion. I have never scanned film before so I'm looking with fresh eyes. I am also expecting my developing stuff as well so I have a few days of all new stuff ahead of me.
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The 4400f arrived yesterday. I installed it this morning without a problem. Photo scanning is good.
film scanning knocked my socks off. Clear, excellent color and better than the wallmart scan/photo. Scan a film strip and, after a preview scan, you get a choice of scanning any one or all frames.
I'll post some examples after I resize a few.
film scanning knocked my socks off. Clear, excellent color and better than the wallmart scan/photo. Scan a film strip and, after a preview scan, you get a choice of scanning any one or all frames.
I'll post some examples after I resize a few.
