[RTC List] Help with B&W negatives

[Larry Goldberg]

To everyone who has replied to help out in my request about scanning -  
Thanks a million!

I got a bunch of replies and I really appreciate it.  We have some  
very knowledgeable people out there in RTC-land!

I've had an RTC member offer a Nikon Coolscan 3000 for my use  
eventually (it's on loan right now) which I'll probably take him up on  
that.  The difference in quality between the "consumer" quality  
scanners (like Costco) and a good quality professional scanner is  
dramatic, especially for slides and negatives.  I think I'll wait for  
the Nikon unit and see how it works out.  I've also put in a request  
for Access Humboldt to purchase a good one and make it available to  
the community to use.  We'll see how that works out, but that would be  
the best solution of all.

I'm going to Swanlunds today for some immediate scans, but will wait  
for the Nikon unit to do the major scanning.  Thanks for the info  
anyhow!  If I find out anything of use to everyone else from Access  
Humboldt, I'll pass it along.

On Dec 7, 2009, at 11:49 AM, Peter Krueger wrote:

> Larry,
>
> I think if you just need basic converting that Costco offers this  
> service through their photolab too.  If you don't need custom  
> retouching they will be OK.  You could have Swanlunds do your custom  
> ones. They are really meticulous at Swanlunds and do a great job.
>
> Peter
> On Dec 7, 2009, at 9:22 AM, Larry Goldberg wrote:
>
>> I need some help converting B&W negatives to digital images.  Does  
>> anyone out there either have a scanner with software to handle this  
>> or can they suggest where I can go to get them converted?  I have a  
>> bunch of old B&W negatives and I need to convert them to digital  
>> images and would appreciate some advice.  I plan to eventually get  
>> a slide & negative scanner, but until then I need to get them done  
>> somewhere locally.  All suggestions (and costs) would be  
>> appreciated.  If you have the equipment, can I come to you place  
>> and do it on my computer (PC or Mac) or do you need to do it for  
>> me?  Thanks for any assistance.
>>
>> Larry Goldberg
>> larry at northcoast.com
>>
>>
>>
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