Digitizing negatives?

[eribeiro]

The neanderthal asks again. :-)

I have just found out that there is a difference between scanning and digitizing my negatives. Which is the best method? Can anyone suggest which one I can/should buy?

Thank you in advance

[Donald]

When you find out, please let me know. I thought it was the same thing - Once you scan your negative, you digitize it; i.e. it becomes a digital file. No?

[eribeiro]

Me too, but I read this comment in amazom.com while looking for a negative scanner:Quote... I have a true scanner for 35mm negatives and slides, another unit that will digitize (NOT SCAN) 110 negatives,....unquote

I confess I do not know thw difference either.

[proseak]

The neanderthal asks again. :-)

I have just found out that there is a difference between scanning and digitizing my negatives. Which is the best method? Can anyone suggest which one I can/should buy?

Thank you in advance

Ok, this from the Pacific Image ImageBox page on Amazon - "This is NOT a scanner (it actually takes a digital picture)"

Don't buy this one - it advertises in airline magazines! The end results won't be very good, especially on problem images.

I do quite a lot of scanning still, and have settled on an Epson flatbed scanner with film unit. It scans up to 6x9 cm neg/slides. The results are a little softer than with the Plustek I used earlier, so careful sharpening is called for. The end results are very good.

When looking for a film scanner, make sure that it can scan at 48-bit, has some sort of infrared dust-removal, and that you can turn off all the auto "enhance/improve" features; it's all better done in post.

Here's the one that I use - http://www.amazon.com/Epson-Perfecti...1143770&sr=1-1

HTH

Peter

[eribeiro]

Ok, this from the Pacific Image ImageBox page on Amazon - "This is NOT a scanner (it actually takes a digital picture)"

Don't buy this one - it advertises in airline magazines! The end results won't be very good, especially on problem images.

I do quite a lot of scanning still, and have settled on an Epson flatbed scanner with film unit. It scans up to 6x9 cm neg/slides. The results are a little softer than with the Plustek I used earlier, so careful sharpening is called for. The end results are very good.

When looking for a film scanner, make sure that it can scan at 48-bit, has some sort of infrared dust-removal, and that you can turn off all the auto "enhance/improve" features; it's all better done in post.

Here's the one that I use - http://www.amazon.com/Epson-Perfecti...1143770&sr=1-1

HTH

Peter

Tks Peter, great way to start.

[proseak]

What do you want to scan, Eduardo? 35mm, 645, 6x6, 6x9....bigger?

[eribeiro]

What do you want to scan, Eduardo? 35mm, 645, 6x6, 6x9....bigger?

Hundres of negatives: 35 mm
A few dozen pictures os various sizes but mostly 13x9cm
Tks