my scans are coming out very soft. the prints seem to be quite sharp. i wonder if u could reccomend a scanner although i dont know if thats in my budget. or any other suggestions.
If you can afford to get a dedicated film scanner, you will get much better quality scans than using a flatbed to scan prints.
you gotta fork out some dough if you want quality scans... perhaps as mentioned above, a dedicated film or slide scanner. unsharp mask is a must when scanning.. get yourself a free copy of photoshop from one of the many sharing programs, may i sugest aresP2P located here: http://www.aresgalaxy.org
Instead of buying a film scanner, you can have your negatives scanned at a local lab. Mine will scan my negs and put the files on a CD. This can get pricey; my lab offers a reduced cost per neg if I bring a minimum number of negs (forget how many). Even though it can be costly, it's less expensive than buying a film scanner.
