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Thread #135069   Message #3081255
Posted By: GUEST,Ray
24-Jan-11 - 05:42 AM
Thread Name: Tech: Digitising Pictures from APS Negatives
Subject: RE: Tech: Digitising Pictures from APS Negatives
Mr Scan was the first thing Google threw up - I'm sure there are others.

I can see what you mean about "this scanner". Mine, as I said, is a Nikon with twice the spec. but 10 years old and still gives worse results than a 5MP camera. You also need to factor in the amount of time you'll spend scanning negatives/slides individually. It can be a real pain if you have several thousand.

Anyone looking at cheap scanners should look not only at the number of pixels they produce but also at their dynamic range (bit depth) i.e. the range of tones they produce between pure black and pure white. If the spec doesn't tell you, they have something to hide.