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Time For A New Scanner

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Ornery

Lifer
Just swapped out the mobo of the last PC with an ISA slot. That one had the ISA/SCSI controller for our ScanMaker E6, which has served us well, but I'm certain it's pretty antiquated at this point. I like the legal document sized flat bed, but that's rarely needed.

I figured it would be better to apply the $25.00 required for a PCI/SCSI controller toward a new cheap scanner. OfficeMax has the Visioneer One Touch 7100 for $65.00. I've seen some horrid reviews for it, as well as some that say it's fine for the money. I figured it would be easy enough to return, if it sucks.

After some research, it looks like the Canon CanoScan 8400F might be the smarter buy. If it can do negative film strips, the way the reviews seem to indicate, it's almost a no-brainer.

Any other suggestions, or experience with that unit? I figure now is the time to ask, BEFORE I plunk down my money!

Thanks!
 
I'm not too worried about the quality, so much as whether it really can scan film negatives worth a darn. If that's just a gimmick, I might as well spend half that money for a lower resolution scanner. Hell, my old E6 only scanned at 1200 x 600 DPI optical resolution, and it was fine.

I take it scanners aren't the much loved peripheral they used to be. 😕
 
i actually bought one a few days ago and is in fedex's hands on the way to me right now - i read the reviews too and picked up on the 8400F for that reason. i pulled the reviews from newegg when i made my decision, though i didn't spend nearly as much time on it as selecting any other peripheral.

 
Originally posted by: Ornery
I'm not too worried about the quality, so much as whether it really can scan film negatives worth a darn. If that's just a gimmick, I might as well spend half that money for a lower resolution scanner. Hell, my old E6 only scanned at 1200 x 600 DPI optical resolution, and it was fine.

I take it scanners aren't the much loved peripheral they used to be. 😕
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Yep, flatbed scanners make horrible negative/slide scanners.
 
You've actually used this one?

Canon CanoScan 8400F
  • BOTTOM LINE

    When it comes to photos, slides, and film, the Canon CanoScan 8400F shines. The built-in transparency adapter and the film guides work with 35-mm slides, 35-mm film, and 120 format film, with astoundingly good results for a flatbed scanner. The scans are comparable to dedicated slide and film scanner output.
NewEgg User Reviews:
  • ...Film scanning is great. Takes about one minute per frame on negatives. I'm using an xxx printer and prints look better than the ones Wal-Mart did. Also comes with good software...

    ...I set the scanner up this morning and tested it out on some old negatives. It was easy. Whalah... not only did it scan 12 at a time but it even cropped them into separate pictures automatically....

    ...I knew a flatbed would never be as good as a 5000dpi film scanner, but I wanted to get the best quality I could get for less than $200.

    This scanner does great with slides and negs. You must pay attention to dust and lint before you scan. There are some artifacts at 3200dpi with some slide film, lowering the dpi and using the grain filter takes care of them. Reflective scans are great...

    ...I am totally happy with the results after scanning some pictures and negitives. A super great job...

    ...I decided I wanted to archive the thousands of negatives we have from the past 20 years. I scan the negatives at 5.0 megapixel resolution taking 5 minutes each. It is slow, but the results are excellent. The adapter holds 12 - 35mm negs, so I quickly set it up and let it go for an hour....

    ... have had several earlier scanners, some with slide and negative attachments. None of them came close in quality to this one. I have had slides scanned commercially with lousy results and significant $. This scanner does it all, and well...
 
Originally posted by: jjsole

Yep, flatbed scanners make horrible negative/slide scanners.
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You don't say?

Just got the $130.00 CanoSCAN 8400F today, and that was from the second batch of 8 negatives scanned. Not retouched or anything. The scan software offers to automatically crop it to normal dimensions, and shows previews with a movable crop windows. It can scan 12 negatives all in succession with no fuss at all.

Gary Numan Telekon Tour, Cleveland 197?

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Originally posted by: Ornery
Originally posted by: jjsole

Yep, flatbed scanners make horrible negative/slide scanners.
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You don't say?

Just got the $130.00 CanoSCAN 8400F today, and that was from the second batch of 8 negatives scanned. Not retouched or anything. The scan software offers to automatically crop it to normal dimensions, and shows previews with a movable crop windows. It can scan 12 negatives all in succession with no fuss at all.

One more...
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Pwned.
 
Hate to bother you guys about this, but did you ever get that scanner?
I want one and I like the negative ability. Was wondering if you are happy with it.
 
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