Aldi Neg Scanner

poochiem

http://www.traveler-service.de/popups/TV_6500SF_uk_popup/index.php?choice=accessories this is on sale in Aldi this weekend for €40; anyone any experience with them, recommendation or otherwise?

DaireQuinlan

Don't get it, it's crap. Search on the forum, tons of threads giving out about them. It's a crummy digital camera stuck inside some sort of housing.

poochiem

DaireQuinlan wrote: »

Don't get it, it's crap. Search on the forum, tons of threads giving out about them. It's a crummy digital camera stuck inside some sort of housing.

cheers. - sorry i searched for 'aldi scanner' and there wasn't anything in the last week or two so posted this. didnt mean to be lazy.

Seasoft

Like so many people, I have a small collection of old slides and negatives that I'd like to transfer to digital format.

Reading reviews, it seems the affordable scanners are useless, yet I don't have enough material to justify purchasing an expensive scanner. If there was an urgent need for a specific slide to be processed I would use a professional service, but the cost would be prohibitive for a large batch.

Perhaps the solution would be a group of like minded people to pool together?

magicbastarder

seasoft - rua red in tallaght allow you to use a bat**** expensive scanner (a hasselblad flextight) for €2.50 an hour. i keep meaning to head out myself.

Fajitas!

magicbastarder wrote: »

seasoft - rua red in tallaght allow you to use a bat**** expensive scanner (a hasselblad flextight) for €2.50 an hour. i keep meaning to head out myself.

*ahem*

Speaking from someone who spends an awful lot of time in Ruared, if you've a lot of scanning to do, don't use the Flextight scanner. While it's a fantastic scanner for someone looking to get high res files, you can only really do one image at a time. Buuuut, there's a lesser known Kodak behind you, the scanning masks are in reception. It'll eat up about 20 slides a go, at as high resolution as you'll need from a 35mm/120 piece of film.

Don't worry, it always makes those crazy noises. If you've any hassles with software, ring reception and see if I'm around.

Jimdagym

*ring ring*
"hello reception, I'm looking for fajitas......."

Fajitas!

I've been called worse tbh

magicbastarder

Fajitas! wrote: »

you can only really do one image at a time.

pretty much the way i'm used to working...
which has the better software?

Fajitas!

Both have their ups and downs. The Kodak is far easier to get a scan out of (a case of 'click preview, click scan' at its most basic), the Flextight has LOADS of control, depends what you're after. Unless you really wanted REALLY high resolution out of something (and hopefully that something will be 120 or bigger), I'd recommend people to use the Kodak, but noone listens and gets frustrated trying to work out the Hasselblad software.

CabanSail

Jimdagym wrote: »

*ring ring*
"hello reception, I'm looking for fajitas......."

You could always try this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOiVaE-pKqM

dazftw

Buy a decent scanner if you plan to shoot film alot.. it will be expensive but worth it in the long run.