Slide/negative/picture scanner

But did the owner show you the results of scanned items?

The time that you will spend digitally archiving your items may warrant something different.

Just check the results first. B & H may accept returns if you are satisfied.

Yes he did.  He showed the slides he scanned and how had converted old 35mm color print negatives into color positives.  Ditto for B&W negatives.

My concern is to get the slides into digital without worrying that the image capture every last color film granule.  So Again I will get what I pay for if image isn't extremely sharp and crisp.

As you have noted, we get what we pay for.  I followed your link to B&H Photo and looked for, and found, the specifications for this scanner.  Under the quality section, on the line labeled "Scan Sensor," the answer is "Not specified by manufacturer."  I also searched on-line for how computer scanners work to figure out how important a "scan sensor" may be and found a fairly detailed explanation at:

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/scanner2.htm

If you are happy with the results the shop owner showed you, you probably will not do much better price-wise than this machine for slides, prints and film only.  However, a full-size scanner (if you don't already have one) at a slightly higher price may give you similar results while allowing you to scan full pages of text or full size pictures as well.  Typically, the full size manufacturers will give you all the necessary specifications on their websites to make an educated purchase.

Good luck,

Chuck

yep, If you like what you saw, you won't get much cheaper and you have a testimonial and have seen the results. $20 more + shipping(maybe) and you could have an Epson Perfection V500 Photo for better detail and auto scratch and dust removal software.

Same time and effort.

Good luck!

Hi Moonman,

Looked at Epson but seems to be just a flatbed scanner with 35mm adapter.  Read the user manual and unless I missed something, the software just does scanner start  and sending data to the computer with no color correction, negative image  inverting, rotating etc, so in addition I would need to buy Adobe Photoshop just to fix up colors etc.  If I already had Photoshop, then the Epson would be the way to go.

No argument here, just my observation from the armchair.

If you are only looking at a one-shot exercise for scanning your slides/negatives, you might find it better value to get one of the specialist labs to do this for you. There are many adverts for this service  in the major photographic magazines, or your local camera shop may be able to recommend a good local lab.