I have loads of old negatives which I wish to have as photgraphs...I heard that there was a scanner that could scan negatives. Is this true what is the name of it. Thanks in advance David

Canon, Minolta, Nikon, just to name a few companies make both dedicated film scanners and flatbeds which will scan negatives. Some will only scan 35mm film and others can handle medium and large format film as well.... Costs run from a couple of hundred to thousands of dollars. The anwer to your question depends on your needs and your budget.

Canon 9900F scanner will do 35mm / 120-220 / 5x4. Flatbed with attachments for negatives. I dont have one but am told that it supposed to be very good.

I know that Danob has such kind of scanner, so may you can ask him.....

I have the Plustek scanner that does both negs and slides its a dedicated film scanner, and it very good value the recent flatbeds are getting better al lthe time, and can do prints as well.. I go along with whats said about your own needs and budget the Nikon or Minolta ones are wonderful but the best ones are expensive

Hi, I got a brand new HP 4570C scanner with film/negative adaptor for 35 fron ebay, its great, so yes there are flad bed scaners that can the lot.

I just purchased a Canon 4200F flatbed scanner with a negative/slide module. It's a consumer grade scanner....6400dpiX3200dpi...about $100US.(Canon also makes the higher end unit mentioned by LostPatrol, but it's about 3X the price) So far, I have archived over 500 old 35mm negatives....works like a charm!!! I looked at the Epson, Canon and HP....the Canon seemed to be the best quality for the $. The only drawback (to all neg scanners).....make sure your negatives/slides are as dust free as possible...the high resolution needed for negative scans picks up small dust particles...so...most scans will require post-processing. Like Michelle said, if you need medium/high format scans you will likely need to look at the much more expensive machines....in that case it may be better/cheaper to get your film professionally scanned.

Answer of Elle is the most appropriate...you have to be rich or passionated....

............on flatbeds -- scans generally take a couple of days to complete --( you can do the laundry -- go to work - visit Cleveland --and still have time to watch your favorite DVD movies and take out the garbage before it finishes ) -- of course your computer may blow up from the strain ----( you then have a giant paperweight )--then you've got a HUGE file that sucks the life out of your computer --- you then take that gigantic file and knock it down to 300dpi to print your fuzzy old wedding photo.......you should have the whole batch done by Christmas ( not this one -- try 2008 ) ....

Yes, everything takes time and you need the proper computer to do the job.... Scan time: approx 1 to 2 minutes per color neg depending on resolution...a lot less for B & W. File sizes: yes, they get big as you increase resolution...but, get used to it...it's not much different than manipulating that RAW of TIFF file out of your 20D or D70 cameras...or, heaven forbid a D2X RAW file.... Additional time:..don't forget, the bulk of your time will not be spent scanning but in image enhancement...color correction, cloning out dust...etc...

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