film scanner

[j.close]

does the dpi or bit-depth matter if you are scanning 35 mm film on a scanner?

i know it matters if you are scanning pictures but what about film?

thanks!

[kennmon]

yes...

what are you looking at/how much do you have to spend?

[j.close]

oh ok

i thought because some scanners have film adapters it wouldn't really matter about the dpi / bit resolution

[kennmon]

what?

thats like saying oh because a car has a roof, it doesnt matter how many horsepower it has.

you arent making any sense.

[Mr Fingers]

Yeah, dpi defines the resolution of the image so it definitely matters. Maybe even more with 35mm film because it's always going to be enlarged due to the small size.

[j.close]

ok thank you..so would the

Epson Perfection V200 Photo

be a good scanner?

i dont want a expensive one..just one that does the job well and scans 35 mm film

[j.close]

actually what i really want to know is how much different will you find if one scanner has 48-bit and the other has 96-bit...will you see a lot of difference, especially with 35 mm film?

thanks

[j.close]

anyone know?

[kennmon]

  j.close said:

actually what i really want to know is how much different will you find if one scanner has 48-bit and the other has 96-bit...will you see a lot of difference, especially with 35 mm film?

thanks

i know.

you do know that film is film, regardless of format.

[SanLC]

35mm scans on a cheap flat bed like that aren't going to come out that great. You'd get better results with a 35mm specific scanner though those are expensive. You're really better off sending it to a place that'll scan it for you.

[aaronS]

flat bed scanners can do an okay job if you test them out and maximize there capability. check http://popphoto.com they aloways post shit about scanners. they had one recently that was under $200 and it was pretty good, i've used it. i can't remember wha tis its now and i dont' feel like looking it up but its there somewhere