Re: filmscanners: Choice of film scanner

[Gordon Tassi <gtassi@erols.com>]

Chris:  Welcome to the group.  The way I did it last year was to first look at
camera magazines and determine which companies made scanners thgat fuit what I
wanted to do.  The second step was to determine the prices of each.  It seemed
that the magazines with the best descriptions of the scanners also said the
famous "Call for Price."  Othere, usually with less description did have the
price and I assumed that the "Call" companies would be [pretty close to the
lowest price I found.  Then I culled the list to the price range I wanted.  The
next step was to go to Tony's list and see if there was a description/assessment
of the scanner there.  I judiciously stayed away from company or e-sales
company' sites - they use the same descriptions made by the manufacturer.  The
final step was to ask the group just as you just did.

No matter how you sequence the search, you will probably have to do most of
these steps.  In most cases - probably all - the APS adapter will be an added
cost.

If all you want to do is send pictures to friends and relatives, you may want to
consider using an electronic photo service like Phot O Works, etc..  That way
you can avoid the price of the scanner and the processing time, and still
develop albums that can be downloaded by the viewers.

However, if you want to do any tweaking to bring out the best in the images
before you send them, then get the scanner.

Gordon

Chris Padfield wrote:

> I am wondering if someone on this list can help.
>
> Basically i am looking to get a film scanner. This is for a complete amateur
> and the main use will be to share photos around with friends. I am
> particularly interested in speed, being able to place an APS film in the
> machine, press go (perhaps after some callibration) and the whole film is
> scanned.
>
> What do you think are my avaliable options?
>
> thanks you
> chris padfield