Should I scan my film negatives?

[Discoduck]

x-no-archive:
I am cleaning house and would like to throw out my negatives (colour
and B&W). Can I scan my negatives, so that should I need to print
them again, the quality will be still be good? I'm reluctant to buy a
new scanner since I'm speaking of 50 or 60 negatives.
My scanner is an Agfa SnapScan E52
http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Agfa-SnapScan-E52

Maximum resolution:
- optical: 1200 ppi horizontal x 2400 ppi vertical
- through interpolation: 9600 ppi horizontal x 9600 ppi vertical
- Internal sample depth: 16 bits for gray, 48 bits for color

 

[(PeteCresswell)]

Per Discoduck:

I am cleaning house and would like to throw out my negatives (colour
and B&W). Can I scan my negatives, so that should I need to print
them again, the quality will be still be good? I'm reluctant to buy a
new scanner since I'm speaking of 50 or 60 negatives.
My scanner is an Agfa SnapScan E52
http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Agfa-SnapScan-E52

Maximum resolution:
- optical: 1200 ppi horizontal x 2400 ppi vertical
- through interpolation: 9600 ppi horizontal x 9600 ppi vertical
- Internal sample depth: 16 bits for gray, 48 bits for color

Short answer for me would be "Yes".

60 negs? Take them to a local photo shop and have them scanned by
equipment that's way beyond anything you or could afford.

 

[CSM1]

x-no-archive:
I am cleaning house and would like to throw out my negatives (colour
and B&W). Can I scan my negatives, so that should I need to print
them again, the quality will be still be good? I'm reluctant to buy a
new scanner since I'm speaking of 50 or 60 negatives.
My scanner is an Agfa SnapScan E52
http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Agfa-SnapScan-E52

Maximum resolution:
- optical: 1200 ppi horizontal x 2400 ppi vertical
- through interpolation: 9600 ppi horizontal x 9600 ppi vertical
- Internal sample depth: 16 bits for gray, 48 bits for color

I would never throw away the original images. Surely you can find room to
store 60 negatives.

You can store the negatives in archival plastic sheets and a binder.
http://www.centuryphoto.com/servlet/OnlineShopping

Click on the Photo/Negative/Slide Pages in the menu on the left. Then
Negative Pages.

You can scan the negatives and keep them.

 

[Discoduck]

x-no-archive:

I would never throw away the original images. Surely you can find room to
store 60 negatives.

You can store the negatives in archival plastic sheets and a binder.http://www.centuryphoto.com/servlet/OnlineShopping

yes, the are stored in such. I'm pretty keen on getting rid of things
i hardly use. I forgot I even had them and in fact I have several
hundred negatives, but throwing them all out and just want to
"keep" (scan) a few of the more sentimental ones.

Many thanks for your responses.

 

[Mark Kelepouris]

x-no-archive:


yes, the are stored in such. I'm pretty keen on getting rid of things
i hardly use. I forgot I even had them and in fact I have several
hundred negatives, but throwing them all out and just want to
"keep" (scan) a few of the more sentimental ones.

Many thanks for your responses.

Keep them all still, ya never know......


Mark K.

 

[Cats]

x-no-archive:
I am cleaning house and would like to throw out my negatives (colour
and B&W). Can I scan my negatives, so that should I need to print
them again, the quality will be still be good? I'm reluctant to buy a
new scanner since I'm speaking of 50 or 60 negatives.
My scanner is an Agfa SnapScan E52http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Agfa-SnapScan-E52

Maximum resolution:
- optical: 1200 ppi horizontal x 2400 ppi vertical
- through interpolation: 9600 ppi horizontal x 9600 ppi vertical
- Internal sample depth: 16 bits for gray, 48 bits for color

Even if you are talking 50 or 60 films don't throw them out. Scan
them by all means, but keep the originals. So long as you store them
correctly (dark & dry) they will still be there when your hard disk
toasts itself.