looking for new slide (and film) scanner

[Kris]

Hi,

I've been using the HP S20 slide and film scanner for the past couple of
years.
Because bulk scanning of slides is now standard even for (cheap) flatbed
scanners and because the quality is probably better than with my old S20,
I'm thinking about finally buying a new film&slide scanner.

What I want to do with it? Scan slides and negatives for playing around in
Photoshop, putting them on the web and maybe making a A4/legal size print
out of it.

I'm not a pro so it the price must be reasonable. I'm thinking 400,- USD
(or 330 EUR) tops!

- Should I buy a dedicated slide & film scanner or will a flatbed do just
fine? (I'd like to have quality at least a little better than the HP S20
scanner)
- I really would like bulk or batch scanning! (The S20 could only scan 1
slide at the time)


Any advice on what model I should buy? Other tips? Experiences?

Thanks!!
Kris

 

[Wolfgang Exler]

What I want to do with it? Scan slides and negatives for playing around in
Photoshop, putting them on the web and maybe making a A4/legal size print
out of it.

for make A4 prints you should scan at least at 2000dpi

I'm not a pro so it the price must be reasonable. I'm thinking 400,- USD
(or 330 EUR) tops!

Hmm, you know which devices you get for that price?

- Should I buy a dedicated slide & film scanner or will a flatbed do just
fine? (I'd like to have quality at least a little better than the HP S20
scanner)

there may be some flatbed scanners which fulfil your requierements, but
these are not the cheap ones. A dedicated film scanner is higly recomended.

- I really would like bulk or batch scanning! (The S20 could only scan 1
slide at the time)

You know that there are ony a few devices on the market which support batch
scanning?
From Nikon there are LS-2000, LS-4000 and the new LS-5000, all need an
additional slide feeder device SF-200 or SF-210 for batch scanning. SF-200
is about 380 EUR. You'll find some used LS-2000 on german eBay currently.

Any advice on what model I should buy? Other tips? Experiences?

I own a LS-2000 with SF-200 and will never miss them

hopefully provided

Wolfgang

 

[Kris]

Hi,

I decided to go for the Epson 4870.
An amazing scanner for its price so it seems! Take a look here:
http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Epson 4870/page_1.htm

Cheers,
Kris