A profitable sideline for photography shops was providing scans of film, and there were a series of high-end scanners aimed at that market. [Kai Kaufman] shares the experience of making one of ...

The most common ways of scanning film are a dedicated scanner like the Plustek OpticFilm range, a flatbed scanner such as an Epson Perfection V850 Pro, or camera scanning. The first two options ...

There are so many different film scanners and methods from dedicated units like the Plustek Opticfilm 8200i to flatbed scanners like the Epson V850 Pro – but becoming more and more popular is ...

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However, if you’re scanning 120 film, aka medium format, it can be expensive to get the requisite hardware. 35mm scanners are comparatively more common, so [Christian Chapman] decided to modify ...

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Photo scanners are an ideal purchase if you want to scan and store photos — ensuring that old photos, slides and even film negatives are protected in the long term. Physical objects can degrade ...

A scanner that is specialized for scanning 35mm slides and film negatives. The slide or film is inserted into a single slot in the machine or into a tray, which is inserted. Many flatbed scanners ...