Scanner for negatives and slides

[waynehooper]

Can anyone recommend a good scanner under R2500 for scanning 35mm negatives, slides and pictures.

 

[Mortymoose]

I have a Canon that I bought at Incredible about 4 years back, i must have scanned more than 10 000 images ans more than 4000 slides and it is still going strong, i wil post the model when I am at work tomorrow... Think back then I paid less than a grand for it.... So Canon should be a good start...... Only thing, time consuming....

 

[waynehooper]

I have a Canon that I bought at Incredible about 4 years back, i must have scanned more than 10 000 images ans more than 4000 slides and it is still going strong, i wil post the model when I am at work tomorrow... Think back then I paid less than a grand for it.... So Canon should be a good start...... Only thing, time consuming....

Thanks, that will be a great help.

 

[agentrfr]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lomography/the-lomography-smartphone-film-scanner

It will retail soon. It will be muuuuuuuuch faster than doing it manually.

EDIT

Just went on sale. You're in luck

http://microsites.lomography.com/smartphone-scanner/

 

[GMAN03]

This one is great: http://www.canon.co.za/For_Home/Product_Finder/Scanners/Flatbed/canoscan_5600F/

The 9000F is also nice but might be overkill.

 

[waynehooper]

That looks really nice, but would like to get something with a local warranty.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lomography/the-lomography-smartphone-film-scanner

It will retail soon. It will be muuuuuuuuch faster than doing it manually.

EDIT

Just went on sale. You're in luck

http://microsites.lomography.com/smartphone-scanner/

 

[waynehooper]

I have been trying to get a 5600F or a 9000F, but it seems there is no stock locally. Have tried Pinnacle and a couple of other sources and no-one seems to be able to get me either.

Is there anyone lurking from Canon who can confirm stock availability...

The only ones who seem to have stock is HP with the Scanjet G5040. Anyone tried that to scan negatives?

This one is great: http://www.canon.co.za/For_Home/Product_Finder/Scanners/Flatbed/canoscan_5600F/

The 9000F is also nice but might be overkill.

 

[Dirk44]

I used a HP Scanjet G4010, slow going but worked great.

 

[waynehooper]

That's what worries me. I have heard they are really slow. The G5040 takes a heap of negatives but it looks like it will take an hour or so to scan them all...

I used a HP Scanjet G4010, slow going but worked great.

 

[ponder]

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/indepth/photography/hands-reviews/35mm-film-scanner-roundup

 

[BigAl-sa]

Whatever you do, don't buy one of those little boxies that are marginally bigger than the slide/negative, which are sold by some computer stores. They are rubbish...

I've been very happy with my Canoscan 8800f. It depends what you want to do with the scans, but what you do want is a scanning density of at least 2400dpi but I'd suggest 4800dpi, even if you don't use it (that is optical, not interpolated). The end result is always better.

 

[waynehooper]

Finally got word from Canon that there is stock of the CanoScan 9000F MkII. Have placed an order with DCC...

Whatever you do, don't buy one of those little boxies that are marginally bigger than the slide/negative, which are sold by some computer stores. They are rubbish...

I've been very happy with my Canoscan 8800f. It depends what you want to do with the scans, but what you do want is a scanning density of at least 2400dpi but I'd suggest 4800dpi, even if you don't use it (that is optical, not interpolated). The end result is always better.

 

[diane7]

I've been very happy with my Canoscan 8800f. It depends what you want to do with the scans, but what you do want is a scanning density of at least 2400dpi but I'd suggest 4800dpi, even if you don't use it (that is optical, not interpolated). The end result is always better.

I have a canoscan 8800f and love it ..
what i want is a light box .. I need it sort all my Slides and my Dads again . People dont know how to take slides out of the old cabin slide projector and tip all on the ground .

 

[Mortymoose]

Report back: my old scanner was a canon 4000f, still going strong , so any of their later models should suffice...

 

[waynehooper]

Am going with the 9000F. Unfortunately there are no 5600F available at present..

Report back: my old scanner was a canon 4000f, still going strong , so any of their later models should suffice...