1750Shooter
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I know this may be a stupid question, but I keep asking them & learn a lot! Why do I need a dedicated film scanner? I have scanned photos with my All-In-One Brother MFC-240C scanner/printer & they looked good. What more would I gain from an Epson V700? I've been scanning photos only to date, but thought that sandwiching negs. between 2 sheets of 2 mm non-reflective glass might work. Thanks for any advice.
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zauhar
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You don't "need" it. I have a canon 9050 which is not a dedicated film scanner but which does have negative holders and alignment notches . Given the amount of scanning I have ended up doing, I would not want to struggle with sandwiching the negatives between something , and then dealing with issues of orientation .
Randy
Randy
ruby.monkey
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You need something that shines light through the negative. That doesn't necessarily mean a dedicated film scanner - the CanoScan LiDE 600F document scanner, for instance, comes with a separate 6-frame 35mm negative strip scanning attachment and costs next to nothing.
thegman
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If you're happy with your results, you don't a V700.
The V700 is a great scanner though, especially if you're using medium format and bigger.
The V700 is a great scanner though, especially if you're using medium format and bigger.
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
His scanner can't do film because it hasn't got a light source to shine light from above through the film. Epson makes several flatbeds that are made for film scanning. A real film scanner (like the Nikon Coolscan scanners or the Minolta film scanners) is better if you intend to make large prints, the epson is fine for small prints or for web-only scans.
1750Shooter
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OK, thanks for all your input. Now another question, do dedicated film scanners/software convert transparencies to "true" view. Bad question. If I scan a B&W negative, will I see the negative on screen or will I see the positive? How about color negs?