120 Drum Scanning Services Near Palo Alto Recommends

<p>I've been using an Epson fb but would like professional quality scans of some 120 b&w negs created on a drum scanner. Any recommends?</p>

<p>Try asking Keeble and Shuchat camera store in Palo Alto. They have been there forever and should know.</p>

<p>A lot of professional photo places are just using the Epson V750 for their 120 scans with excellent results. You might try talking to www.digmypics.com in Arizona to see what they can do for you. Good luck!</p>

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<p>+1 These guys are good, been around a long time.<br>

If you don't mind a lab farther away, I had very good drum scans from NancyScans in NY. </p>

<p>I've had a large number of scans and prints made by West Coast Imaging and their standards are indeed high- though whether you'd call them "local" is open to doubt- they're nearby Yosemite. They have a Tango drum scanner .</p>

<p>Depending on what you're going to do with the scans, drum scans are not the only professional quality game in town. Virtual drum scans from an Imacon would be very much cheaper , and you might also have a greater choice within driving distance of home. For example The Lightroom in Berkeley (<a href="http://www.Lightroom.com">www.Lightroom.com</a>) offer these , and whilst I haven't used their scanning, they have made some very nice b&w prints for me and if i hadn't found another comparable source closer to home (I'm from the UK) they'd be doing them still. Given the likely difference in cost, I use Imacon scans for virtually all my serious stuff from medium format, unless I need to make really huge prints from a very sharp and detailed original for viewing close to. </p>

<p>Imacon's are very good. I've owned a few. I've also owned and operated a few drum scanners (ScanView, Howtek) and there's a pretty big difference in quality. PMT's just produce scans that are superior to CCD scanners, all other aspects being equal (operator who knows what they are doing) And if I really had a good drum scanner, it be a Linotype (Tango). Now that pup is sweet. </p>

<p>On David Henderson's recommendation, I tried West Coast Imaging for drum scans several years ago, and have gone back multiple times since--always with very good results.</p>

 

<p>If I had a great drum scanner, it would be an Aztek Premier. They are truly top-of-the-line (beyond the Tango). Wait a minute, I do have one of those...<br>

Kidding aside, I scan professionally for my clients. Every scan is guaranteed, the service is personal and the scans are tuned specifically to your own personal aesthetic. Prices are based on the size of the original, not by the megabyte. I am not a lab, but a photographer myself (over 50 years now) and I make sure I understand your work before I touch it. Joe, if you haven't found someone already that you like working with, drop me a line.</p>

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