So, how do you digitize?

[Vickko]

I see a lot of you posting photos from film. Actually, I'm very appreciative of that, because I see a lot of talent here.

So, do you spend a lot of time digitizing? Scanning? Or do you ask your developer to give you a CD too?

I don't scan or digitize, at all. I suppose if I did, I'd post more.

If my shots don't come of the M8 or GF1, it doesn't make it onto the 'net.

...Vick

 

[coelacanth]

Self dev and cheapo CanoScan that I got out of first gen iPhone cashback. I prefer darkroom print then scan when I have time because I don't like or good at film scanning though.

 

[zupstermix]

I have my CanoScan 8400f and sometimes I have my developer scan my C-41s.

 

[jpfisher]

Not set up with a darkroom at the moment, so I send my film out for development (been shooting mostly color negative lately -- Target does it for 99 cents) and scan it at home with a Minolta Dimage San Elite 5400 II. I'm happy with the results -- have made some prints from scans through mpix and they've turned out very nice.

I also have an M8 and a very recently acquired G2, but find myself using the M3 more than anything as of late.

 

[chrismoret]

Developing films @ home. and got myself a Canoscan 9000F. And that's OK for putting pictures on the web.
For lager prints the traditional route is still favorite, though.

 

[Gid]

Epson 4990 scanner.

 

[Matus]

I got myself a Microtek F1 a year ago which does kind of acceptable job. I use it mainly for 6x6 and 4x5". If I need more quality I send my scans to a lab that uses Coolscan 5000, 9000 and Imacon X5. My ideal solution would be to get a used professional flat bed scanner like Cezanne or Creo (Kodak), however the prices start at about 3000 euro and if anything goes wrong the repair would be very expensive if possible at all.

So yes - everybody speaks about how fill will be here for many years to come, but where the hell are decent scanners that enthusiasts could afford (say at around $1000)? The current flatbeds do not cut it quality-wise and Imacon costs about $15k or more (and offers only 8000 pixels across the image so that max resolution with 4x5 is only 2000 spi).

 

[tbarker13]

For the rare times I develop film these days, I use a Nikon CoolScan III, which seems pretty archaic.

 

[JonR]

I made a major effort scanning all my old photos plus all left from my father when he died using my Epson 4990 scanner. Houndreds, if not thousands, of rolls of film and it took me a year or so taking one or two rolls at a time when I was sitting at my desk doing other stuff. Now I ask the lab to scan all new rolls for me when they develop the film.

I am really glad I did this major effort digitalising all the old films since it makes it so easy to work with them and in a wasy makes them "future proof" for my kids...

Jon R

 

[Florian1234]

Mostly I develop my black and white films myself and then scan the negatives. At first with a Epson V500, but then switched to a Coolscan V earlier this year.

 

[Roger Hicks]

Colour: shoot digital OR scan 35mm film with Konica Minolta 35mm scanner OR scan MF/LF with Epson 1680.

B+W: wet print; scan print with Epson 1680.

Cheers,

R.

 

[borrel]

Microtek ArtixScan 120tf with ScanWizard Pro for 8x11mm, 135 and 120. Epson 4990 with EpsonScan or VueScan for 120 and 4x5". 5D2 for slides.

 

[ped]

Interesting thread. At the moment I just bung them on a cheap Lexmark flatbed scanner. I guess I quite like the way it scans the pics - you can almost tell they are film shots from the way you can tell the picture isn't quite a digital grab, it has some imperfections and looks almost 3D when you get the edge of the picture in frame, too. here's an example:

Cheers
ped

 

[borrel]

At the moment I just bung them on a cheap Lexmark flatbed scanner.

Are those film scans or from prints? If the latter, what kind of paper? What's the original film size?

- Børre

 

[Mister E]

Ncps

Balls 10 Char

 

[Rogrund]

Ncps

Neural Cellular Positioning System? 😀

 

[Mister E]

http://www.northcoastphoto.com/

 

[thegman]

Get scans from my developer on a CD, if I want more resolution, I scan myself, but the scans I get from 35mm are 3000x2000, so is enough for most purposes. Now I'm using MF thought, I need to trade the 35mm scanner for a flatbed...

 

[TareqPhoto]

V750
Will try to use my medium format as a scanner later and see the result.

 

[ped]

Are those film scans or from prints? If the latter, what kind of paper? What's the original film size?

- Børre

Scans from 6x4 prints on Fujicolour Crystal Archive paper. The prints I have done at ASDA(WalMart) and I choose their matte finish, I believe they call it 'Lustre' or something like that. With XP400 film, the results are exceptional in my eyes. I tried getting images processed to CD before and was underwhelmed with the results. Part of the fun of film for me is the physical prints.