Film and Transparency scanners

"petercharlesfagg" wrote in message
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I apologise if this is in the wrong group but I have a question that I
hope those involved with digital photography can answer.

My wife and I (over 60) both still use film cameras but we have many
hundreds of negatives and transparencies that are deteriorating and we
would like to scan them into our PC and eventually get them
transferred to disc or some other form of storage.

Our question is this: In the Daily Telegraph last Tuesday there is an
offer for a scanning system made by Zennox and it is claimed to be
capable of scanning negatives and slides at the touch of a button.

The information given states that it is a 5-mega pixel CMOS sensor
with 3,600 dpi interpolation and 48 bit colour scan and has features
such as High resolution images with automatic exposure control, fixed
focus and colour balance. (Most of this means virtually nothing to
us!)


Trash. Look on Ebay for a used Nikon or Minolta scanner. Also, somewhat
rarer are the old Acer Scanwits (bought out by Benq) but they can be had for
$50.00 sometimes and they work pretty well. The dedicated 35mm type are
best, the flatbeds (unless you plan on doiong medium format, or larger
film) are second best. Epson Perfection is a good flatbed.