aad
Not so new now.
On my DS IV I scan the lot at 1600 dpi, single pass using the "bulk" setting, takes 30-40 minutes for 36 exposures. Overkill for web, excellent for printing to 5x7, and even 8x10 if you don't care much.
Scanning: wow, what a pain
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swoop
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I just look at my negs on a light box and select the ones I want to scan.
oscroft
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I enjoy scanning (but I can do 24 at a time at high res on my V700, so it's not too painful)
Tuolumne
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I scan 4 strips of 6 images in one go on my Epson 4990, all done at 4800 dpi. They come out great, I can go off and do anything else I want, including work on my computer or edit the photos as they are done, and when it is finished, so am I. Just let the scanner use its defaults. Correct anything in post processing. Until I discovered this simple technique, scanning was a nightmare. Now I actually enjoy it.
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Bob Michaels
nobody special
like "Swoop" and "Damaso" I have been laying the negs down on a light box and editing with a loupe for 6-7 years. This way yields more info than the contact sheets I used to make in the wet darkroom. And it's way better than a scan of an entire sheet.
Your brain can quickly equate a negative to a positive if you believe it can work. Of course if you begin convinced that you must convert the negative to a positive image to be able to relate to it there is no hope for you.
Thanks to "RMS" for suggesting this approach back many many years ago.
Your brain can quickly equate a negative to a positive if you believe it can work. Of course if you begin convinced that you must convert the negative to a positive image to be able to relate to it there is no hope for you.
Thanks to "RMS" for suggesting this approach back many many years ago.
kipkeston
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Partially thanks to Bob and a few others out there I've finally created a b/w workflow that suits me. I use the Nikon V, vuescan and PS to make it all happen. It's very fast and very efficient. Scanning to raw in vuescan with a locked exposure means clicking no more than "Scan" and feeding strips six times. It's wonderful and I highly recommend it. You get the highest quality untouched raw files this way and you're free to come back and process them whenever you want however you want.
which leaves me more time to think about...the fiber print!
which leaves me more time to think about...the fiber print!
amateriat
We're all light!
These days, I choose between two approaches, depending on circumstances:
- I have a tabloid-size (a little over 11x17" platen) flatbed scanner (UMAX PowerLook 2100 XL), with the optional transparency lid. This setup can scan two 36-exposure rolls, cut into six-frame strips, in one pass. From these "contact" scans, I often make enlarged prints (usually 11x17", sometimes 13x19"). This is nice if I'm working on a particular project, and have a fair number of rolls to work with; being able to look at a bunch of contacts without a loupe, once the sole province of MF shooters (or someone with an 8x10 enlarger in their basement) is very nice.
- My Minolta 5400 film scanner uses film holders for either four mounted slides or a six-frame strip of film. When I bought the scanner, I also bought several extra film holders of each type. When I have a fair amount of film to scan (either entire rolls or selects), I load several holders at a time, load the first one, then make a cup of tea and/or grab my PowerBook and catch up on my e-mail or waste time hanging out here 😉; when the first batch is done, my G4 makes a funny alert sound and I pull the holder out, load the next one. Rinse, repeat.
Once in a great while, I think of this as tedious. Then I remember what it was like before I had all these nice tools. This isn't so bad at all.
- Barrett
- I have a tabloid-size (a little over 11x17" platen) flatbed scanner (UMAX PowerLook 2100 XL), with the optional transparency lid. This setup can scan two 36-exposure rolls, cut into six-frame strips, in one pass. From these "contact" scans, I often make enlarged prints (usually 11x17", sometimes 13x19"). This is nice if I'm working on a particular project, and have a fair number of rolls to work with; being able to look at a bunch of contacts without a loupe, once the sole province of MF shooters (or someone with an 8x10 enlarger in their basement) is very nice.
- My Minolta 5400 film scanner uses film holders for either four mounted slides or a six-frame strip of film. When I bought the scanner, I also bought several extra film holders of each type. When I have a fair amount of film to scan (either entire rolls or selects), I load several holders at a time, load the first one, then make a cup of tea and/or grab my PowerBook and catch up on my e-mail or waste time hanging out here 😉; when the first batch is done, my G4 makes a funny alert sound and I pull the holder out, load the next one. Rinse, repeat.
Once in a great while, I think of this as tedious. Then I remember what it was like before I had all these nice tools. This isn't so bad at all.
- Barrett
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mackigator
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I edit my slides on a lightbox first. I store the keepers in clear sheets made for archiving slides. These can be scanned to create "contact" sheets of slides if need be.
When I have negatives, I pay for an 8x10 contact sheet and use it to decide ahead of time what to scan. It's only a couple bucks extra at my lab. I store the contact sheet in a sleeve made for it and the negatives. Even my local drug store can print a small "index print" that is better than nothing. But bigger is better.
Edit first, then scan. I like scanning.
When I have negatives, I pay for an 8x10 contact sheet and use it to decide ahead of time what to scan. It's only a couple bucks extra at my lab. I store the contact sheet in a sleeve made for it and the negatives. Even my local drug store can print a small "index print" that is better than nothing. But bigger is better.
Edit first, then scan. I like scanning.
dazedgonebye
Veteran
I also scan 2 stips at a time on my inexpensive epson scanner (4490).
Tell it to scan and go away for a few minutes. Toss the bad ones and do an individual scan at a higher res of the ones you like.
It's not as easy as downloading from a memory card, but it doesn't suck too much.
Tell it to scan and go away for a few minutes. Toss the bad ones and do an individual scan at a higher res of the ones you like.
It's not as easy as downloading from a memory card, but it doesn't suck too much.
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