Scanning Equipment
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</p><h3 class="heading-h1"><a name="ScanningEquipment" class="anchorpoint"></a>Scanning Equipment</h3><p class="paragraph"><strong class="bold">Contributor(s):</strong> Jama Courtney</p><p class="paragraph">Note: This information is dated July 2007, and will be good for about a year, year and a half.</p><p class="paragraph">For a dedicated 35mm negatives (standard sized and not over-sized), I would recommend the Nikon SuperCoolScan5000 ED
<img src="/" alt="external link: " title="external link"/><span class="nobr"><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/310477-REG/Nikon_9238_Super_Coolscan_5000_ED.html" target="rwikiexternal">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/310477-REG/Nikon_9238_Super_Coolscan_5000_ED.html</a></span>
$979.00</p><p class="paragraph">A less expensive alternative is the Nikon Coolscan V ED (not as high a quality in that it doesn't capture as well the subtleties in very dark shades)
<img src="/" alt="external link: " title="external link"/><span class="nobr"><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/310476-REG/Nikon_9239_Coolscan_V_ED_Film.html" target="rwikiexternal">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/310476-REG/Nikon_9239_Coolscan_V_ED_Film.html</a></span>
$549.00</p><p class="paragraph">Another alternative is to get a flatbed that does negatives such as the Epson 700 or the Microtek i900. I have no personal experience with either of the two listed below.</p><p class="paragraph">I just purchased an Epson Perfection V700.
<img src="/" alt="external link: " title="external link"/><span class="nobr"><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/426013-REG/Epson_B11B178011_Perfection_V700_Photo_Flatbed.html" target="rwikiexternal">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/426013-REG/Epson_B11B178011_Perfection_V700_Photo_Flatbed.html</a></span>
$519.00</p><p class="paragraph">I intend to use it predominantly for prints and occasionally for negatives. I rarely do medical imaging anymore (where I would want/need the Nikon. Also when I do these types of slides, oftentimes, they are odd-sized.)</p><p class="paragraph">
I SERIOUSLY looked at the Microtek i900.
$469
I had a Microtek scanner a few years ago, and I really liked the interface, the quality, and they usually run a little less than Epson. Also, the longer "legal sized" bed is nice. I purchased the Epson out of habit.</p><p class="paragraph">Note that The Coolscans are dedicated film scanners and do not scan prints. The Epson and the Microtek do both film and prints.
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