How is the scanner on black and white negatives?
170087
Incredible to say the least. I found some of my parents' b&w negatives from the 1940s and was able to make pictures that surpassed the originals they had in their albums. Just take your time and try the various settings for optimum results.
170088
Hi... I've had several Scanners, and before I purchased this one, did a huge amount of research. This one is tops in all areas. Great resolution, and top notch in all that I do with it. Then there is the question of might the one you buy, be made on a Friday or Monday, as rsch indicates some stuff made on those days, NOT very good.
170089
Incredible to say the least. I found some of my parents' b&w; negatives from the 1940s and was able to make pictures that surpassed the originals they had in their albums. Just take your time and try the various settings for optimum results.
170090
It does scan 35 mm film; I haven't tried those but I did try to scan an 8 x 10 black and white which did okay but when you scan that size, you can only scan at a very low dpi so it was not a quality scan. Okay, but not quality. It does scan 35 millimeter at a much higher dpi and I suspect those would be pretty high quality.
213935
It is best for viewing 35mm slides. I've never tried it to view negatives. This device illustrates the old adage "you get what you pay for".
1222749
I have some black and white 35mm negatives from 40 years ago. The result I got was more than I expected and was as good as I can ever get. Considering what options I have, or you have to digitized the B & W negatives inexpensively, there is no better option. I had a darkroom, enlarger, wet trays...and take hours to get to the print 40 years ago. I can now digitize the B & W negatives and go to Photoshop and do burn and dodge on the computer screen. Well, the younger photographer never knew that "burn and dodge" as from the photo enlarger era.
1720147
My experience with the Pandigital for color and black and white photographs is absolutely wonderful. I love this machine. For negatives I am using another machine a negative converter to digital. You can find them everywhere, in Bestu Buy, Amazon.com and inclusive in Walmart. They are very inexpensive and work wonders on negatives. Again, I love my Pandigital but I use it only for photographs. I hope I was able to help. excelent
1950756
Only negatives and positives. Can scan and movies, but will take a lot of time.
1315727
I've scanned 35mm slides and negatives that were more than 30 years old with out any problems. much better than scanning a old photo.
1785496
The actual scanning takes about 2 seconds. Where the time is involved is in the loading and unloading of the frame that holds the negatives. Figure about 1-2 minutes per frame loading and unloading. It's still worth the doing in order to save those old pictures.
385503
Most of what I have (90-95%) are Black & White negatives, and I see from a review at http://www.imaging-resource.com/SCAN/CS9000/9000F.HTMthat FARE is disabled for B&W; film (it thinks the whole emulsion is dust).Have you scanned many B&W; negatives?Also, have you scanned any contact prints/proof sheets (I imagine it does those just fine, but I just remembered those?If this does good with B&W; negatives - then that's' what I'm looking for - as I need a general purpose scanner too.
1637081
I haven't tried that yet but it is supposed to scan any 35 mm color or black and white negatives. The only 35 mm slides it would not scan are the dark ones that could only see spots of light like distant street lights and such.
1949371
Hi Judy - it is a slide scanner, so you would need to mount the negative into 35mm format, and have software that could interpret the monochrome images. Better to go to a photographic company I suggest and have it done there. Also the device doesn't work with modern OS.
1222753
You will love it--I did over 1,700 negatives and slides without any problems. Black and white came out great and look good on our disc. For the price, it is a good deal.
1193376
I have had only good scans from photos. As you probably know you have to have glossy finish photos. Matte finish will give you lots of white and black specks due to the texture of the paper. That applies to any scanner. And of course set your dpi to 300 or greater if you want excellent quality. Epson has an excellent image color and brightness/contrast editing option as well.
469897
Scanning negatives would be great, but to answer your question, I don't know.
944608
I used it for many 35mm color slides and negatives, and got OK results. If you have a Windows machine you can use the software that accompanies the scanner to get better results.I chose this one because it is also a good flatbed scanner.
297075
I have been scanning strips of negatives. A negative strip has to be at least 3 frames long, but if you have only one negative there is a single frame holder that you can use. The scanner has setting for negatives or slides. The negatives I have done so far have turned out fine when downloaded to my computer. BE careful of your fingertips on the negatives, one scan had a nice thumb print on it. Hope this helps.
1222755
It works as well as with color negatives. What is really important is the negative condition, if is too old or has scratches
1044332
Yes, it takes a while to scan, but the results are nice. Make sure the glass and the negatives are clean to start. My PIXMA is still working many years later.