Closest film neg -> RAW scanning?

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#169656 22-Mar-2015 09:31

Hi I have some 11 year old 35mm and a larger film negatives; what is the best way to get a digital scan that is closest to digital RAW files?

I don't want to drop it off at random kiosks and get some small jpegs - which is what i did 7 years ago already anyway

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#1264849 22-Mar-2015 09:46

Scan to TIFF. A quick google finds two websites (one, two) that both offer that service.

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#1264850 22-Mar-2015 09:54

what is the best equipment i can buy to achieve that myself? I see a lot on amazon but i don't know what quality they are. i think my larger film is a 6x6 so not too big.

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#1264851 22-Mar-2015 09:55

See: Film Scanners: This Year's Models, 2014

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How To Scan and Convert Film Negatives to Digital for FREE!

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#1264852 22-Mar-2015 09:57

Can't help with what to buy sorry. Try searching on POTN, there's usually good advice there.

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#1264854 22-Mar-2015 10:04

ok thanks ... will sift through them ...

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#1268790 27-Mar-2015 07:54

From what I've seen there is generally three options:

1. Cheap purpose made 35mm film scanners, generally the quality is pretty crap but you can get them for under $100

2. Decent scanner, I know there is one canon makes but can't think of the model name at the moment, roughly $500 or so but good quailty.

3. Take photos of the negatives with your camera and a macro lens or sudo macro using extension tubes or whatever else you have. Often cheap and can get results, but often require a bit of post production.