Dwaynes CD scan of Kodachrome

[scorpius73]

I bought some Kodachrome 64. I always wanted to try it before it totally disapears. I was wondering what the resolution is for the CD? I am just wondering will it be infinitely better than what I can get from my Epson 4490 with Epson software.

 

[Maxapple88]

pretty much, a dedicated film scanner will obviously do far better than a flatbed. Also, Kodachrome is hard to scan as far as I know since its very dense, so a dedicated film scanner will do a better job in really shining through the film and picking up all the colour - which is the whole point with K64...

 

[sepiareverb]

They're pretty typical lab scans as I recall- 5x7 or so at 240dpi. I don't have one on this machine to be exact, but I've had them printed to 4x6 at a minilab and they look great.

 

[Trius]

I asked Dwayne's and they confirmed they do not do high rez TIFFs.

Kodachrome is not hard to scan.

 

[35mmdelux]

Kodachrome is not hard to scan.

Interesting because they did a terrible job scanning my K64.

 

[splitimageview]

I always found it easy to scan...

 

[smotchx]

Interesting because they did a terrible job scanning my K64.

I felt the same about my Kodachrome scans from them too.

 

[scorpius73]

They're pretty typical lab scans as I recall- 5x7 or so at 240dpi. I don't have one on this machine to be exact, but I've had them printed to 4x6 at a minilab and they look great.

so, the resolution is good for a 5x7?

 

[scorpius73]

I felt the same about my Kodachrome scans from them too.

I dont mind making adjustments to contrast, color, exposure and etc. I usually do anyway. I just dont want a scan that looks mooshy with a 4x6 print because its so low res. A 5x7 would be nice to print though.

 

[Trius]

They do JPGs, so artifacts, as well as dmax issues due to whatever scanner they are using, wouldn't surprise me.

I scan with a CanoScan 2710, and my K25 and K64 scans are generally quite easy. I scan to TIFF.

 

[sepiareverb]

They are jpegs, and 5x7 should be the limit- I'm going from memory- my only Dwayne's scans are in the studio and I'm not. The other lab I use for C41 delivers scans that go to 5x7 @ 240, they're jpegs also, and seem quite comparable to the ones I get from Dwayne's. Fine at 4x6, I've not tried going bigger.

I should be able to get something posted tomorrow.

 

[chris00nj]

I dont mind making adjustments to contrast, color, exposure and etc. I usually do anyway. I just dont want a scan that looks mooshy with a 4x6 print because its so low res. A 5x7 would be nice to print though.

My scanned slides from them were 1908 x 1228. If you want to try to print it, try this photo, which a direct upload from a Dwayne scan.

Some of their photos have a blue tint when scanned, so some post processing may be in order.

 

[scorpius73]

I can't wait to shoot my Kodachrome in NYC next month. Now I will settle on the gear. That's a whole different battle.
Thank you for all your answers.

 

[Tuolumne]

I use an Epson 4990 flat bed scanner. All of my scans on it are much, much better than anything I have gotten back from Dwaynes. I never have them scan anything any more.

/T

 

[wjlapier]

I always found it easy to scan...

Please share as I'm sitting on 1000's of kodachrome slides dating back to the 70's 😉

 

[Merkin]

As a general rule of thumb, i have found that if you pay 10 bucks or less per roll for scans, you won't really be able to print them at any semblance of a decent size (unless you are deliberately looking for small prints, which does happen). If you are looking to print large, lots of places charge 30 to 50 bucks per shot, mainly to pay for their imacons. Unfortunately, there is very little that I have found in between. I would happily pay 15 to 20 bucks a roll for a scan i could get an uncropped 16x20, or a slightly cropped 11x14. I just don't have the money for 50 bucks a frame, and I don't need to print five feet by seven feet.

 

[Tuolumne]

As a general rule of thumb, i have found that if you pay 10 bucks or less per roll for scans, you won't really be able to print them at any semblance of a decent size (unless you are deliberately looking for small prints, which does happen). If you are looking to print large, lots of places charge 30 to 50 bucks per shot, mainly to pay for their imacons. Unfortunately, there is very little that I have found in between. I would happily pay 15 to 20 bucks a roll for a scan i could get an uncropped 16x20, or a slightly cropped 11x14. I just don't have the money for 50 bucks a frame, and I don't need to print five feet by seven feet.

Is there an opportunity for a home business here?

/T

 

[dmr]

I always found it easy to scan...

Please share as I'm sitting on 1000's of kodachrome slides dating back to the 70's 😉

Agree.

I've found that the secret is attention to detail, all the way through the process. There is a learning curve to it.

 

[wjlapier]

Agree.

I've found that the secret is attention to detail, all the way through the process. There is a learning curve to it.

I use a Coolscan V and Vuescan with a light table sitting next to me. I'd like to scan as many slides as possible for the family archives, but I don't like the scans I've gotten and the docs for Vuescan are lacking. I want my scans to look like Kodachrome.

 

[terrafirmanada]

i have not had a problem with their k64 scans, but every time i have sent them elitechorme it comes back pink or blue in the scans. the slides look great though.