Scanning APS film?

[Ronald Bruck]

I have an Epson Perfection 4870. Is there any way to scan APS film?
Presumably I would have to take it out of the canister, but

(1) I want to do this nondestructively, (i.e., PUT IT BACK)
and
(2) What mount should I use?

(I realize this could be awkward; because of (1), I can't cut the film.)

Has anyone succeeded in doing this?

Perhaps I should just take it to a photo store and get hi-res scans
done.

(The other problem is, some of the photos are panoramas.)

--Ron Bruck

 

[Roy]

I have an Epson Perfection 4870. Is there any way to scan APS film?
Presumably I would have to take it out of the canister, but

(1) I want to do this nondestructively, (i.e., PUT IT BACK)
and
(2) What mount should I use?

(I realize this could be awkward; because of (1), I can't cut the film.)

Has anyone succeeded in doing this?

Perhaps I should just take it to a photo store and get hi-res scans
done.

(The other problem is, some of the photos are panoramas.)

--Ron Bruck

Hi

Your second problem "Panoramas" is a non existant one. In spite of what the
adverts said APS cameras only took 1 size of picture, all the negs are
exactly the same size. The Panorama was created by the printing machine
giving more enlargement onto the same width of paper, making a long narrow
print.

Some of the dedicated film scanners have APS adaptors.

Roy G

 

[Bruce Graham]

Hi

Your second problem "Panoramas" is a non existant one. In spite of what the
adverts said APS cameras only took 1 size of picture, all the negs are
exactly the same size. The Panorama was created by the printing machine
giving more enlargement onto the same width of paper, making a long narrow
print.

Some of the dedicated film scanners have APS adaptors.

The Canon FS4000 does this well and should be available used for very
little money these days. I checked www.keh.com but they only have the
Canon APS adaptor for sale at $29 at the moment. Make sure you get that
motorized APS adapter which was originally bundled free with the scanner.
Only makes sense to go this way if you have a quite a lot of films (APS
and/or 35mm) to scan.