hi,
I am aware that this might not be the exact right place to ask this question. I am confused about what type of film scanner to buy. There are some that are normal film scanners for $500-1000 range and there are some flat-bed ones with a handle for film scanning. I am confused because:
1) the normal film scanners are not available anywhere, and you can buy it only by internet which I would rather not if I have another option. you can buy a flatbed scanner that has film scanning capabilities from several shops like best buy.
2) the dpi for flatbed scanners seem more than the dedicated film scanners !! Now, this is really confusing. So are they better than the dedicated ones for film scanning? I am not talking about the interpolation dpi.
3) from the specs, the only advantage of dedicated ones (some of them) is the APS capability. Do you know any flatbed that has that capability?
Overall, would you recommend buying a flatbed one with film scanning capabilities or buy a dedicated film scanner?
Thanks,
I am aware that this might not be the exact right place to ask this question. I am confused about what type of film scanner to buy. There are some that are normal film scanners for $500-1000 range and there are some flat-bed ones with a handle for film scanning. I am confused because:
1) the normal film scanners are not available anywhere, and you can buy it only by internet which I would rather not if I have another option. you can buy a flatbed scanner that has film scanning capabilities from several shops like best buy.
2) the dpi for flatbed scanners seem more than the dedicated film scanners !! Now, this is really confusing. So are they better than the dedicated ones for film scanning? I am not talking about the interpolation dpi.
3) from the specs, the only advantage of dedicated ones (some of them) is the APS capability. Do you know any flatbed that has that capability?
Overall, would you recommend buying a flatbed one with film scanning capabilities or buy a dedicated film scanner?
Thanks,