Is there anything that'll scan 126 negative strips?

[John Corliss]

I have a Smartscan 2700 that does 35 mm slides and negative okay, but
it cuts too much of the top and bottom off of 126 slides and
negatives. Is there any equipment out there that anybody knows of that
will scan 126 negative film? Note: I'm not interested in any flatbed
scanners. Their resolution is far too low. In fact, I already tried
scanning it on my Microtek E6 with transparency adapter at 1200 dpi.
The scanner introduces vertical noise lines at that resolution. So,
thus my desire to find a good film scanner that will do at least 2700
dpi. Any suggestions?

 

[J. A. Mc.]

I have a Smartscan 2700 that does 35 mm slides and negative okay, but
it cuts too much of the top and bottom off of 126 slides and
negatives. Is there any equipment out there that anybody knows of that
will scan 126 negative film? Note: I'm not interested in any flatbed
scanners. Their resolution is far too low.

Old judgement ... 3200 dpi Epson does just fine - higher is available!

In fact, I already tried
scanning it on my Microtek E6 with transparency adapter at 1200 dpi.
The scanner introduces vertical noise lines at that resolution. So,
thus my desire to find a good film scanner that will do at least 2700
dpi. Any suggestions?

Use a mask with a 6cm (large film) scanner (Minolta for one).

 

[Raphael Bustin]

I have a Smartscan 2700 that does 35 mm slides and negative okay, but
it cuts too much of the top and bottom off of 126 slides and
negatives. Is there any equipment out there that anybody knows of that
will scan 126 negative film? Note: I'm not interested in any flatbed
scanners. Their resolution is far too low. In fact, I already tried
scanning it on my Microtek E6 with transparency adapter at 1200 dpi.
The scanner introduces vertical noise lines at that resolution. So,
thus my desire to find a good film scanner that will do at least 2700
dpi. Any suggestions?

The Polaroid SprintScan 35+ can scan an area 35mm x 35 mm --
ie., it can do a 35 mm transparency in either vertical or
horizontal format.

You can find these on eBay nowadays for $100 or less.

In its day -- about 5 years ago -- this was one of the top
CCD film scanners available.


rafe b.
http://www.terrapinphoto.com

 

[John Corliss]

Old judgement ... 3200 dpi Epson does just fine - higher is available!


Use a mask with a 6cm (large film) scanner (Minolta for one).

Thanks very much for your answer! I'll look into both. I really
appreciate your expertise.

 

[John Corliss]

The Polaroid SprintScan 35+ can scan an area 35mm x 35 mm --
ie., it can do a 35 mm transparency in either vertical or
horizontal format.
You can find these on eBay nowadays for $100 or less.
In its day -- about 5 years ago -- this was one of the top
CCD film scanners available.

Thanks very much for your reply. It just prompted me to do something I
should already have looked into: measure a 126 negative. Turns out the
one I just used my Staedtler on is 29 mm by 29 mm. Now the only
question is will that SprintScan do negative strips without me having
to cut down the film (something that's unacceptable to me, given the
fact that this is family photos from my childhood that I'm talking about.)
I'll look into this. Thanks again.

 

[Raphael Bustin]

Thanks very much for your reply. It just prompted me to do something I
should already have looked into: measure a 126 negative. Turns out the
one I just used my Staedtler on is 29 mm by 29 mm. Now the only
question is will that SprintScan do negative strips without me having
to cut down the film (something that's unacceptable to me, given the
fact that this is family photos from my childhood that I'm talking about.)
I'll look into this. Thanks again.

The SprintScan accepts either individual slides -- inserted
from the top -- or a strip of negatives in a holder, inserted
from the side.

If you wanted a "full frame" scan of a strip of negatives,
you'd have to make your own holder.

Or you might want to check out one of the newer Epson
flatbeds, or find a good deal on something like the
Agfa or Microtek 2500. (Or for that matter any good
medium-format scanner, with a custom holder.)


rafe b.
http://www.terrapinphoto.com