printing photographic negatives/slides

[peszy]

I have many old negatives/slides taken over the last 15 years on 35mm film.Is there any scanner/programme out the so as I can convert them onto my pc so as to manipulate/print them in conjunction with say adobe 5

[Buenchico]

(2-part post):

If you've really got LOTS of negatives and slides, it might be worth investing in a dedicated film scanner. Not so long ago, most film scanners cost over �1000 but there are now more reasonably priced models available:

For near-professional quality, the Nikon Coolscan V has a good specification but it will set you back about �500:
http://www.jessops.com/Store/s46854/0/Scanners /Nikon/Coolscan-V-Film-Scanner/details.aspx?&I sSearch=y&pageindex=1&comp=y

The Plustek 7200i, at less than half the price of the Nikon model, theoretically offers a higher resolution but the quoted figures for scanner resolutions can be misleading as they often use 'interpolated' figures:
http://www.jessops.com/Store/s36227/0/Scanners /Plustek/7200i-Film-Scanner/details.aspx?&IsSe arch=y&pageindex=1&comp=y

At �170, the Plustek OpticFilm 7300 seems even better value:
http://www.jessops.com/Store/s66948/0/Scanners /Plustek/OpticFilm-7300-Film-Scanner/details.a spx?&IsSearch=y&pageindex=1&comp=y

The Veho scanner, at �100, is a possible budget solution. It's 'minus' point is that the resolution isn't any better than that offered by cheaper flat bed scanners. It's 'plus' point is that, if you've got lots of slides and negs to scan, it will be far quicker to use:

02:18 Thu 20th Dec 2007

[Buenchico]

http://www.jessops.com/Store/s49760/0/Scanners /Veho/35mm-Film-Scanner/details.aspx?&IsSearch =y&pageindex=1&comp=y

A few years back, using a flat bed scanner to scan negatives was a bit of a joke. They didn't offer sufficient resolution, or colour depth, to produce a reasonable result. However, many can now produce good scans. I use a CanoScan4200F. If I've got a decent quality (photographic) print from a negative, and the original negative, I'll still choose to scan the print as this gives the best results However, scanning the negative produces an acceptable result.

I bought my scanner a few years ago. The current equivalent model is probably the 4400F (�70):
http://www.jessops.com/Store/s36229/0/Scanners /Canon/4400F-Flatbed-%2b-Film-Scanner/details. aspx?&IsSearch=y&pageindex=1&comp=y

Other models will save you time by scanning more negatives at once but, of course, they'll cost more. e.g. the Canoscan 8800F is �150:
http://www.jessops.com/Store/s68609/1-150-230/ Home/Printers--and--Scanners/Scanners/Canon/Ca noScan-8800F-Flatbed-and--Film-Scanner/details .aspx

All of these scanners come with photo manipulation software but, once you've scanned your negatives, you can use any software you choose (including the excellent Adobe products - I use Photoshop 6).

Hoping this helps,

Chris

[anotheoldgit]

I saw this advertised recently,

http://www.technologyinthehome.com/Items/FS00V STA?

Myself, I use my Epson perfection 3490 photo scanner, which has a special frame in it's lid. I have not scanned negatives only slides, but these came out very well.

[sarah_louise]

Confirming the above answer An Epson 4490 Scanner which I use is both a reflective and transmission (ie slides or negs of various sizes ) scanner.
The supplied software finds and auto crops and makes it very easy

[jno]

the Guardian's offering this for �100. I don't know if it's any good, though

http://www.guardianoffers.co.uk/mall/productpa ge.cfm/GuardianOffers/_TRUFS00VSTA