I use an old Minolta Scan Elite 5400 with Vuescan on my Mac Pro. Great results, but it takes an hour to do a roll of 36 images.
How many rolls of film do you have and how much time have you got?
You will get better results from a dedicated film scanner e.g. Legacy Nikon Minolta or a new Plustek than with a flatbed Epson. Alternatively you can photograph with a light box and static set up.
There's no way I would contemplate scanning 100s of rolls in this way. It would take forever. A roll of 36 will take 30-60 mins depending on scan resolution and workflow.
If you have 100s of rolls, buy a Pakon, do your scanning and resell it.
another v700 user here, great machine - but it ain't that quick.
I have a Nikon Coolscan IV ED, bought new years ago. I have just (almost) finished scanning all my old negs to the highest possible resolution. It took me months in two stages, with a gap of three years inbetween. You have to very motivated and disciplined.
I've used a Canon 4400F for some years and it makes an excellent job on both prints and slides (not tried negatives but I don't see why it shouldn't do those too)I'm looking for a digital scanner to transfer 35mm slides and negatives to my Mac. Has anyone a recommendation for one that costs less than 200€, is fairly quick (I've lots to do), and produces reasonable results?
Thanks in advance.
Paul
If you do buy Vuescan get the professional option, that offers free updates for life. I bought a copy when I got my first film scanner around 20 years ago and haven’t paid for an update since then.
Be aware that fast scanning isn’t really an option - particularly at high resolutions. If you’re scanning mainly colour negatives and slides consider a scanner with built in dust and scratch removal, it will save you a huge amount of time in post production.