Current 35mm Negative Scanning Service Recommendations?

[john_h.1]

<p>Does anyone have recommendations for sending out 35mm color and B&W negative (not transparencies) film scanning? While price is a relative factor, quality is important. Also important is safe handling of negative strips ie. no fingerprints, cutting, ripping, bending, losing ect. Turn around time is of interest if all else is equal but secondary to quality and safe negative handling. Any suggestions or considerations?</p>

[cowboystuff]

<p>Why don't you buy yourself an Epson V500 Flatbed scanner. It's excellent, the price is good and I am using one right now and really like it. Much cheaper than paying someone to do it and you get many choices in quality and resolution.</p>

[john_h.1]

<p>I'm familiar with scanning imagery on my own and prefer to outsoure 35mm negative scanning work. Any suggestions on those services will be very appreciated.</p>

[CoryAmmerman]

<p>I feel your pain John. I just scanned negatives for the first time in several years today. It took forever (It didn't help that I had to use my girlfriend's old XP machine for scanning and then move to my computer for processing because my old flatbed is incompatible with Windows 7.) Now I remember why I wanted to move to digital. If I could afford it, I'd send my negs out for scanning too.</p>

[bobatkins]

<p>You could take a look at http://www.dijifi.com/</p>

<p>I've never used them myself (I scan my own negatives when necessary), but they claim to have digitized the United Nations photo archives so they may know what they are doing!</p>

[MathewDH]

<p>Greetings John,</p>

<p>Might I suggest Moonphoto in Seattle. One of the last quality labs left there. I have used them for high resolution scanning and color printing. I have no complaints.</p>

<p>Some of their work is impressive. Though not stated, they have been scanning the glass plate negative collection of NOAA. A sepia print of one I saw was fabulous. I believe they use a Noritsu scanner.</p>

<p>Run a test with them and see if you like their output.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.moonphotolab.com/co_profile.htm">http://www.moonphotolab.com/co_profile.htm</a></p>

<p>CHEERS...Mathew</p>

[john_h.1]

<p>Thanks for the names. Those services didn't arise during my research. I'll investigate further. So far, digifi seems to have excellent user reviews.</p>

[robert_k1]

<p>Did you check with this PN member?</p>

<p>http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=215599<br>

http://www.saugus.net/Photos/scanning.shtml</p>

[john_h.1]

<p>I did Robert and, in fact, I plan to send a batch of slides to check out Jim's services which are marketed for scanning slides/transparencies. My question was about negative scanning services however. I'll ask him about scanning negatives or if there are recommendations for others that do that.</p>

[MathewDH]

<p>Well John, I hope you find what you need from one of the companies. Good things cost money and I do not hesitate to spend it when I want the best work for a finished item.</p>

<p>How about letting us know how it worked out for you?</p>

<p>CHEERS...Mathew</p>