Where to get 2-1/4" square media scanned?

Recently, Norm Dresner <ndrez.RemoveThis@att.net> posted:

 > My local graphics lab (Severn Graphics in Glen Burnie, Maryland)
 > offers two medium-format slide/negative scanning services:
 > 1) "Utility" scanning at about 2000 ppi for $6 per original
 > 2) "High Quality" scanning at least double the resolution of the
 > utility category -- for $45/original
 > I've had them do one slide at utility resolution and it's certainly
 > sufficient for any web presentation and even prints up to at least 11"
 > square but I'm not sure how much larger I'd be willing to go with
 > that kind of "original". The price of the high quality scan is
 > outrageous and the cost of the utility resolution would very
 > seriously restrict how many originals I can afford to have scanned.
 >
 > SO ... I'm looking for labs that will do a "utility" quality scan for
 > significantly less than the $6 per. I'd be willing to go as high as
 > ~$1 per original for a few dozen originals of stuff I've taken in the
 > last 30 years and I'm also looking for someone to do high quality
 > scans -- perhaps as high as 4000 ppi -- for considerably less, maybe
 > a few dollars per.
 >
No offense, but IMHO your desires are not realistic. Perhaps what would
help is some idea of what is involved in the process? If you can observe
the scan being made at your lab, you may come away with an appreciation
for what you're getting for what you're paying.

Another option would be to get one of the popular flatbed+film scanners
and do the "utility" quality images yourself. If by "...a few dozen
originals..." you mean 5 dozen or more, the cost would be about the same,
and though the quality might not be as good as you could get from a
commercial operation, it is possible to be sufficient for web sites.

Best regards,

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On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:04:47 GMT, "Norm Dresner" <ndrez.RemoveThis@att.net>
wrote:


 >SO ... I'm looking for labs that will do a "utility" quality scan for
 >significantly less than the $6 per. I'd be willing to go as high as ~$1 per
 >original for a few dozen originals of stuff I've taken in the last 30 years
 >and I'm also looking for someone to do high quality scans -- perhaps as high
 >as 4000 ppi -- for considerably less, maybe a few dollars per.


I'm with Neil. You're asking too much,
offering too little.

The prices you quoted are reasonable
and standard, though if you look around
(or contact me off list) you might find
"high quality" scans, at somewhwhat less
than $45.

I recently inquired about drum scans of
4x5" and was told that $50 was too low.


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In article <uj6m5119d94oe53ki36v8g4gbeikhmvkv6 RemoveThis @4ax.com>, rafe bustin
<rafeb RemoveThis @speakeasy.net> wrote:

 > On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:04:47 GMT, "Norm Dresner" <ndrez RemoveThis @att.net>
 > wrote:
 >
 >
  > >SO ... I'm looking for labs that will do a "utility" quality scan for
  > >significantly less than the $6 per. I'd be willing to go as high as ~$1 per
  > >original for a few dozen originals of stuff I've taken in the last 30 years
  > >and I'm also looking for someone to do high quality scans -- perhaps as high
  > >as 4000 ppi -- for considerably less, maybe a few dollars per.
 >
 >
 > I'm with Neil. You're asking too much,
 > offering too little.
 >
 > The prices you quoted are reasonable
 > and standard, though if you look around
 > (or contact me off list) you might find
 > "high quality" scans, at somewhwhat less
 > than $45.
 >
 > I recently inquired about drum scans of
 > 4x5" and was told that $50 was too low.
 >
 >
 > rafe b.
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.terrapinphoto.com</font" target="_blank">http://www.terrapinphoto.com</font</a>>

Hey, I thought this digital stuff was supposed to be cheaper?????<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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I hit exactly the same problem. Bought my RB67 for a song, shot some
provia and looked at scanning costs, £40 - £50. I'm a student trying
on run a car, no way can I afford that, 7 frames scanned and that comes
to the price of my RB! No wonder people are switching to digital.
Thought about selling the RB since I could scan 35mm at uni.

I kept looking around and found r&k photographic (I'm in the UK). They
use a coolscan 9000 and charge £4.50 a scan (4000dpi 16bit). No idea
why more labs/businesses don't offer this since it's 1/10 of the cost
so more people will use the service, I can't see many people dropping
£40 - £50 on a scan.

b&w costs are killing me too. I rent a house with other students and
more every year; I can't have a darkroom and no public ones exist
anymore. A decent print done on fibre costs me £22 (with student
discount!), I guess if you want quality you've got to be pay the price
in photography, which sucks for us amateurs.


raoul wrote:
 > In article <uj6m5119d94oe53ki36v8g4gbeikhmvkv6.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>, rafe bustin
 > <rafeb.TakeThisOut@speakeasy.net> wrote:
 >
  > > On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:04:47 GMT, "Norm Dresner" <ndrez.TakeThisOut@att.net>
  > > wrote:
  > >
  > >
   > > >SO ... I'm looking for labs that will do a "utility" quality scan
for
   > > >significantly less than the $6 per. I'd be willing to go as high
as ~$1 per
   > > >original for a few dozen originals of stuff I've taken in the last
30 years
   > > >and I'm also looking for someone to do high quality scans --
perhaps as high
   > > >as 4000 ppi -- for considerably less, maybe a few dollars per.
  > >
  > >
  > > I'm with Neil. You're asking too much,
  > > offering too little.
  > >
  > > The prices you quoted are reasonable
  > > and standard, though if you look around
  > > (or contact me off list) you might find
  > > "high quality" scans, at somewhwhat less
  > > than $45.
  > >
  > > I recently inquired about drum scans of
  > > 4x5" and was told that $50 was too low.
  > >
  > >
  > > rafe b.
<font color=green>  > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.terrapinphoto.com</font" target="_blank">http://www.terrapinphoto.com</font</a>>
 >
 > Hey, I thought this digital stuff was supposed to be cheaper?????<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 22:43:59 -0700, raoul <gr8raoul RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote:

 >In article <uj6m5119d94oe53ki36v8g4gbeikhmvkv6 RemoveThis @4ax.com>, rafe bustin
 ><rafeb RemoveThis @speakeasy.net> wrote:
 >
  >> On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:04:47 GMT, "Norm Dresner" <ndrez RemoveThis @att.net>
  >> wrote:
  >>
  >>
   >> >SO ... I'm looking for labs that will do a "utility" quality scan for
   >> >significantly less than the $6 per. I'd be willing to go as high as ~$1 per
   >> >original for a few dozen originals of stuff I've taken in the last 30 years
   >> >and I'm also looking for someone to do high quality scans -- perhaps as high
   >> >as 4000 ppi -- for considerably less, maybe a few dollars per.
  >>
  >>
  >> I'm with Neil. You're asking too much,
  >> offering too little.
  >>
  >> The prices you quoted are reasonable
  >> and standard, though if you look around
  >> (or contact me off list) you might find
  >> "high quality" scans, at somewhwhat less
  >> than $45.
  >>
  >> I recently inquired about drum scans of
  >> 4x5" and was told that $50 was too low.
  >>
  >>
  >> rafe b.
<font color=green>  >> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.terrapinphoto.com</font" target="_blank">http://www.terrapinphoto.com</font</a>>
 >
 >Hey, I thought this digital stuff was supposed to be cheaper?????


If you want quality MF scanning, get a used
Coolscan 8000 for under $1K. Plan on spending
10-15 minutes per frame, rough guess.

If you don't need prints larger than 11x14" or
so, get an Epson 4870 for $350.


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Norm Dresner wrote:

 > My local graphics lab (Severn Graphics in Glen Burnie, Maryland) offers two
 > medium-format slide/negative scanning services:
 > 1) "Utility" scanning at about 2000 ppi for $6 per original
 > 2) "High Quality" scanning at least double the resolution of the utility
 > category -- for $45/original

Go to a place with a Fuji Frontier or other minilab. Cost is about
$1.00 for 3000 x 3000 scans ( a little under 1500 dpi).
Labs here charge CAD$25.00 for a drum scan, so the $45 you're being
quoted sounds ludicrous.

Find somebody with a Nikon 8000/9000. He can prob'y do it for you for a
more competitive price.


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In article <1113307028.255871.309160.RemoveThis@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
"ml1002@soton.ac.uk" <ml1002.RemoveThis@soton.ac.uk> wrote:

 > I hit exactly the same problem. Bought my RB67 for a song, shot some
 > provia and looked at scanning costs, £40 - £50. I'm a student trying
 > on run a car, no way can I afford that, 7 frames scanned and that comes
 > to the price of my RB! No wonder people are switching to digital.
 > Thought about selling the RB since I could scan 35mm at uni.
 >
 > I kept looking around and found r&k photographic (I'm in the UK). They
 > use a coolscan 9000 and charge £4.50 a scan (4000dpi 16bit). No idea
 > why more labs/businesses don't offer this since it's 1/10 of the cost
 > so more people will use the service, I can't see many people dropping
 > £40 - £50 on a scan.
 >
 > b&w costs are killing me too. I rent a house with other students and
 > more every year; I can't have a darkroom and no public ones exist
 > anymore. A decent print done on fibre costs me £22 (with student
 > discount!), I guess if you want quality you've got to be pay the price
 > in photography, which sucks for us amateurs.

In a way my heart goes out to yah, but its just a fact of life in
photo,.....sometimes you have to bite the bullet and pay the $$$

I've been doing that for almost 24 years.

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In article <wnA6e.498$bc2.419@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com>,
"Neil Gould" <neil DeleteThis @myplaceofwork.com> wrote:

 > and though the quality might not be as good as you could get from a
 > commercial operation, it is possible to be sufficient for web sites.

If one knows what the heck one is doing they will be better, many times
I have found this to be the case in some aspects....like color
correctness.

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or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Recently, Gregory Blank <bugstopped_.RemoveThis@gregblankphoto.com> posted:

 > In article <wnA6e.498$bc2.419@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com>,
 > "Neil Gould" <neil.RemoveThis@myplaceofwork.com> wrote:
 >
  >> and though the quality might not be as good as you could get from a
  >> commercial operation, it is possible to be sufficient for web sites.
 >
 > If one knows what the heck one is doing they will be better, many
 > times I have found this to be the case in some aspects....like color
 > correctness.
 >
This works both ways. A good lab will give good quality scans for the same
reason; they know what they're doing.

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