[X4U] Scanning Negatives

[George Harvey]

A compromise between the ideal scanner and a cheaper one is the Epson 
Perfection 2450 flatbed scanner and its more recent relatives. I have 
found it to be practical for hundreds of colo,r or black and white 
negatives. However it would not be suitable for commercial work because 
the negatives must be placed by hand in a carrier with a capacity of 12 
frames. The operation is not time-consuming because the software 
supplied automatically recognizes each frame and numbers it. The 
resolution is very good. I have produced full-screen colore pictures 
from a 35mm negative that look very good. The scanner came with 
carriers for other sizes of negatives that I sometime use. The 2450 has 
both FireWire and USB connections but I use the FireWire exclusively. I 
paid only about $400 for this scanner, and it has given no trouble.

George Harvey


On Feb 22, 2005, Richard Gilmore wrote:
> We have a Nikon LS2000 which makes great scans but it is slow. But 
> £2.50 for 40 scans(?) sounds like a great price. Prices in Canada 
> where I am run from a $1 per meg at one place to $5 for one neg scan. 
> If you have a lot to scan it's cheaper to buy your own scanner. A 
> decent neg scanner runs about $1500-$3000 CAD.