FrankLamont
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Recently, I've been revisiting film. For the sake of travel, if anything - I find it easier to lug about my simple AF35M or XA. Also, I just found them again.
However, nowadays, or at least in my area, the price of scanning film is just enormous. About $77 for a roll, high res; $40 for a roll at medium res.
So I've been looking at some slide/negatives scanners. Not so much flatbeds, as I'm looking to cut down, just at the moment.
As an example (just as an example, would be looking around 100$~ though, just as a trial if anything, ignore the price for now)... I am probably looking for Plustek or the sort... a general recommendation on prints roughly about 12/11". Yep, you get what you pay for - but sometimes you also get more than what you pay for.
It does say 3600dpi optical resolution with 48-bit... '3 mega', assumingly megapixels... not entirely sure how that faces up with 'optical resolution'. Certainly, better than 5x7" is what I'm looking for. I'm a bit behind in film->digital scanning... it's been a while since I've been using film.
Appreciate the help.
EDIT: Actually, I don't mind having a flat bed scanner. It's just that the prices (eg, v500/700's are rather expensive at the moment... I'm heavily invested in digital and film's not a 'big' thing. Quality is still important - I'm sitting on the fence, but... )
However, nowadays, or at least in my area, the price of scanning film is just enormous. About $77 for a roll, high res; $40 for a roll at medium res.
So I've been looking at some slide/negatives scanners. Not so much flatbeds, as I'm looking to cut down, just at the moment.
As an example (just as an example, would be looking around 100$~ though, just as a trial if anything, ignore the price for now)... I am probably looking for Plustek or the sort... a general recommendation on prints roughly about 12/11". Yep, you get what you pay for - but sometimes you also get more than what you pay for.
It does say 3600dpi optical resolution with 48-bit... '3 mega', assumingly megapixels... not entirely sure how that faces up with 'optical resolution'. Certainly, better than 5x7" is what I'm looking for. I'm a bit behind in film->digital scanning... it's been a while since I've been using film.
Appreciate the help.
EDIT: Actually, I don't mind having a flat bed scanner. It's just that the prices (eg, v500/700's are rather expensive at the moment... I'm heavily invested in digital and film's not a 'big' thing. Quality is still important - I'm sitting on the fence, but... )
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