What do you use to scan your photos?

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squirrelman

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I'm GAS'in pretty hard over a Hasselblad Xpan right now to go along with my M6, and that got me thinking about scanning. It seems like basically all the dedicated scanners that are for sale new wont scan panoramic even with 3rd party software.

So what are you using to scan your shots and how do you like it?
 
An outsider here - no Xpan - but I use a flatbed scanner for larger film. Can definitely do Xpan shots at the cost of some definition. Can work well though as no false grain.
 
Here is a very interesting poll about scanning 135 film:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=139489

In the past I have been using a DSLR with very good results, but taking too long from preparations to image inversion and adjustments in photoshop. Now I use an Epson V600 flatbet scanner. Faster process, and acceptable 135 film scanning results. With medium format it is just great.
 
I shoot 35mm panoramic with a Bronica ETRSI as well as a Widelux.
I scan all my 35mm with an Epson V750.
I have printed up 10"x23" from 2400dpi scans of negatives from the Bronica, and I think the prints look really good.
 
squirrelman said:
I'm GAS'in pretty hard over a Hasselblad Xpan right now to go along with my M6, and that got me thinking about scanning. It seems like basically all the dedicated scanners that are for sale new wont scan panoramic even with 3rd party software.
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You can scan Xpan format on any dedicated 35mm scanner that runs under Vuescan (so, virtually any scanner). Sure, on most of them you need to scan one frame twice, left part of the frame and then the right part of the frame (ensuring that exposure is exactly the same on both scans (Vuescan can do that)) and then merge them together (if you have PS it's really easy).

Might sound like a headache, but beats any consumer flatbed scanner and is still faster than a drum scanner.

XPan & Minolta 5400:

 
Epson V500 for MF and Coolscan V for slides and negatives. I use Vuescan. I imagine one could scan a negative from the Xpan on the V500 ( and other flatbeds ).
 
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So what are you using to scan your shots and how do you like it?
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I have a XPan and use my Minolta Elite 5400 II (35mm scanner) which I had still sitting on a shelf for several years. This one does high-resolution but unfortunately can only scan 24x36, so I need to to twoscans (one adjusted for the left and one for the right edge of the image) and stitch them with Autopano Pro. Works pretty well, takes only some time.
 
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I don't have an XPan but I have scanned panoramic 35mm negatives (along with everything else I do) Epson V700 with the negative holders for the V800, with VueScan as the controlling software (worth every penny). The V800 holders improve on those that came with the V700 by including ANR glass to hold the negatives flat, and will hold three strips of six normal 35mm frames each.
 
I use a DSLR to scan my Xpan film. Take two shots, left side and right side, merge in LR. Done. File size is 10000 by 4000 pixels (about)
 
Holga Pan 135 with plastic lens:



This was the only camera I have in pan aspect ratio.



Handled as one scan, TIFF file with Epson V500 and its native software. It will handle 120 panoramic shots as well as one scan.
 
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