Scanning

[groovyd]

Got just over 6000 slides and negatives to scan from an 8 year trip around the world and starting to consider the best scanner for the job... would like to atleast grab all the images in a 10mp quality just to get a look about and then regrab the best 1000 or so in something good enough to publish. I got all day to do the work but still it would be nice to do it on something that actually works and isnt crashing all day and leaving me fuming... noticed would appreciate any ideas anyone may have.

noticed a Plustek 7200 scanner for only $200 that looks like a steal but would like to hear how this pairs up to the nikon 5000 that costs 5 times that price. Would love to see some full res scans from each device to compare if anyone has any...

the negatives of the nikon i have heard so far involve the software being not so good and was wondering if this problem goes away by using some 3rd party software and what you would recommend.

also would like to hear how people go about cateloging so many scans... ie. naming conventions and auxiliary .xml files to hold photo data like captions or whatnot. have a server of my own to eventually put the shots online but havent researched good 'viewers' yet so i could also use help there too... php, javascript, flash, ...?

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[aad]

6000 10MP scans is a lot of time! You might try a 2 or 3 MP for proof-great for up to 5X7 prints, and way more than adequate for web viewing, before committing to the larger scans.

A bulk loader would be a must, if not going for a scanning service. Even with a bulk loader, you're going to hear that sucker in your sleep.

 

[kully]

Are the slides mounted? Even if their not - how about a projector to determine which ones are keepers and which ones are not? I couldn't imagine scanning in every slide I took (this is what I decided with the puny 🙂 600 from my summer holiday). Even if you don't have/get a proper projector one of those battery powered jobbies (forget what they're called - slide viewers?) will mean you can sort through wherever you want: having a ***, watching telly, before you go to bed, &c. &c.)

The Nikon 5000 with bulk loader looks cool.

I would also suggest a V700 with a couple of spare mounted slide holders (load up all the holders and then just swap out for the next as the scanner finishes with one). Scan in at 1200-2400 resolution at 24-bit for your proof scans and then up that when you've made your choices.

 

[Glenn2]

Don't waste your time with anything less than the Nikon CS-5000. Flatbeds may work OK on larger negative sizes, but are lacking quality on 35mm. The Nikon V saves a few dollars, but is not as fast as the 5000.

The ICE4 dust reduction feature works very well and will save you many hours cloning out dust marks and crud. Unfortunately ICE doesn't work with B&W negatives that retain silver grains, however it does work on C-41 processed B&W like Ilford XP-2. The Nikon software seems to work OK, but definately has a learning curve that throws some people, and yes it does crash on occasion under XPPro.

I've wandered much of the planet shooting film and have been in a similar situation to yourself. Expect to spend a lot of time scanning and tweaking images to get best results. With the CS-5000 I feel I'm doing well to scan a couple rolls a night. A 16 bit TIF from a single slide usually comes in at around 100 Megabytes so be sure you've got ample harddrive space. Have fitted my machine with a second removeable SATA drive just to hold scans which are then backed up to another external USB drive.

Lots of luck with your project. Here's a link to a few of my CS-5000 scans if you want to see what quality is possible. Just remember that these are greatly down sized for web viewing. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=544062

Glenn

 

[Chris28739]

Hi.
I would look at the Reflecta DigitDia 5000 Scanner. If only to Proof them. It will do Batch scans of 100.

Here is a link I found.

http://www.nativedigital.co.uk/shop/product.php/391/reflecta-digitdia-5000-scanner

I do not know anything about this scanner, just thought it might fit the need. you can always sell it afterwards.

Sounds like a great project. Enjoy

Chris