AJLA Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I have recently been sending some work to Harrier (Top foto as it's known to many of us) and have been actually questioning wether this is worthwhile after paying for the p&p I may even occasionaly lose out or make a pittance. I now see that they will no longer be offering these services to the independent sector and that Fotoview in London are taking over. I'm not particularly happy about sending my customers via Royal Mail as ultimately if things go wrong we get the blame. Or sending my customers work even!!!! On this note I have decided that we once again need to invest in equipment for slide scanning. (which I used to have) There all of a sudden seems to be a demand for them perhaps the whole town is clearing out the drawers! Any recommendations without breaking the bank???? Would be great to hear your thoughts and experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 1 bought a slide / roll film scanner fron Jessops about 5 years ago PF3650 PRO i think it was about £300.00 a bit slow but it will do the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Hi, I purchased a Braun multi scan slide scanner (Scans up to 50 slides at a time) it payed for itself within 6 months. contact Photosound Bishop Stortford. Hope it helps. Denis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographis Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Hi Denis, I have checked out photosound@Bishop stortford but all I get is a medical display firm (???). I'm probably being dense, but could you post more details? Are there any other machines that people have had good experiences with? It's getting realy boring loading up the flatbed! Ok, found it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony.T Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 I use a Sony UY-S100 with a 'carousel' attachment. Very good quality but expensive. I think photomart may have dealt in them, worth a call? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLA Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Cost is a bit of an issue for me at the mo, but I do appreciate your thoughts and they will be looked into. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLA Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Where did you find it Mr S? Expensive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 how about this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MUSTEK-SCANNER-BEARPAW-2400TA-SCAN-SLIDES-FILM-AS-NEW_W0QQitemZ140298141852QQihZ004QQcategoryZ101353QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographis Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 http://www.scandig.com/filmscanner/braun/braun-multimag-slidescan-4000b-mit-silverfast.html Not as expensive as another I was looking at. Now I have a dilema. The last couple of months we have been struggling to put enough film through our 2611 to keep it up to scratch, and have been considering one of those horrible Pakons. because of the increase in slide scanning, I need a slide scanner. Life, huh, never simple. I think I will re-tank the 2611 and hope it makes it 'till the summer (if we have one this year) and go for the slide scanner. Do you think they would give us a good deal on 2 machines AJLA? Just a thought. As for the mustek, I am using an Epson750 at the moment. No comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photocorp Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 As a stand-alone dedicated film-slide scanner, have a look at the PLUSTEK range. A bit on the S-L-O-W side but good value for the $$$$. I purchased mine at nearly half cost from a camera retailer who over-ordered on this line a couple of years back thinking it was a good investment. http://www.plustek.com/product/7200i.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLA Posted February 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 pm on way Photographis. Still looking into all this equipment, never an easy choice is it. There doesn't seem to be one which is screaming out at me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographis Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 I know what you mean. As I said in a previous post, they are either built for speed or quality. I have a couple of film scanners which I hardly ever use now, mainly because of the resistance to the price. I had a case last week where a customer (who should have known better) wanted the 'ultimate archival' scan. I quoted him £5 per. neg from my Nikon, after he calmed down, he asked for a cheaper option, which I supplied from my flatbed @ .50p for a 9x6@400dpi. hardly the 'ultimate archive', and he wasn't even happy with that. Try and help people out and all you get is moaned at. Rant over. If it's not screaming at you Ajla, you ain't poking it hard enough! I would be interested in your conclusions/observations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 i`m charging .75p per slide + £3.00 per disc is this reaonable i have very few takers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographis Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Hi Nash, when we were charging similar we had few takers as well. we now charge .50p per slide, £2.99 to cd, £3.99 dvd, £8.99 dvd slideshow. Getting a lot more interest now, hence the interest in slide scanners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Thanks Photograhis but does include any minor photoshop work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Ajla, Bishop Stortford Contact details Tel: 01279 651434 Kodak Express. As far as slide scanning prices are concerned. We charge £5 for CD £10 DVD then a scanning charge (Variable with amount) 1-10 75p each, 11-50 60p each etc more than 250 30p each. This service although infrequent, is still a revenue route. We get about 2 orders per week (We have had several 200 slides orders) so you never know! Ching! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLA Posted February 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Thanks for that, i'll give them a call in the morn. Another question... what dpi do those who do them in house scan their slides at? Our customers were paying 1.99 for each 6x4 print from slide . Crazy !! Although people pay it I do believe we could encourage more slide orders through the door. We get the odd large order request through the door of a hundred or so and they run a mile when I quote them £1.00 per image (Harrier price) and they can't understand why they don't get a volume discount. I would like to offer this service at a competitive price to encourage the larger orders but don't want to shoot myself in the foot and be up all night doing it. So speed .......quality? hmmm.. Yor thoughts ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographis Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Nash,Only automatic density/contrast/colour. I find the older slides a little more work, what with the fungi and accumulated dust, but the judicious use off a small vacuum takes care of most of the debris. Some scanner software has a 'colour restoration' setting which, depending on the slide, can give very pleasing results (sometimes not). As allways, the customer wants something for nothing, but any major work must be charged for, imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLA Posted February 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Scanner with Digital Ice or similar ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLA Posted February 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 By the way, apologies Nash and thanks for the link, keeping an eye on it. Good enough do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographis Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Yeah, digital Ice. Tried it a few years ago and all it did was soften the focus. that was several releases ago, so guess its time I tried it again. I do find the flatbed scan softtens the image more than I would like anyway, so adding Digital Ice...... After saying that, scanning to dvd slideshow for television viewing, it doesn't realy matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Hey Ajla if was looking to provide this and just testing the water if would start of minium outlay then upgrade when you`ve earn`nt the monies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLA Posted February 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Yeah Nash, I think thats the way to go. I would probably know more about waht we need then too. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLA Posted February 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Hi photocorp, looking into the Plustek 7200 model, now really, if you were to get an order of say 50 slides how long would it take? I can see it all in the spec but these are usually perfect conditions. As youR minilab spec may say 500prints per hour, yes but of the same image and not making any corrections to tweak each different image. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 when i get 50 slides or more i tell customer it will take 1 week and then i can do the job in my spare time, which at the moment i have plenty off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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