Scanning my negs. UK options please

Ti29er · 05-09-2012

Hi.

I have some negs that I want scanning that are shot on MF 120 film.

There's the scanner at Calumet which I tried and it turned out that 5hrs work gave me a lot of corrupted files, so I need to re-think this!

I can send the negs off to a semi pro lab to be scanned at about an 80mb file size which is perfectly acceptable.

Or there's the likes of Metro at £85 and a 250mb TIFF file.

Are there other cost-effective options as I don not anticipate the need to buy a scanner?

Thanks
Tim

135format · 05-09-2012

you want scans of your negs but you don't need a scanner? That's a first.

several in different parts of the country. I haven't used any of them but they all should do a decent job as they have decent reputations.

http://www.bayeux.co.uk/

http://www.genesis-digital.net/

http://www.peak-imaging.com/

http://spectrumphoto.co.uk/

http://www.the-darkroom.co.uk/

p.s. if its just a one off requirement of a few negs I'd just find someone with an epson 700 and ask them to do it for you (for a few beers)

Ti29er · 05-09-2012

"I don not anticipate the need to buy a scanner"
buy being the operative word - one you might have missed first time around.

Links most appreciated, thanks.

I had a had a look on eBay and it seems that there are a number of Epson scanners one level or two down from the V700 that might make a sound investment in the short term (skint).

Cheers