I offer professional slide & negative scanning at a reasonable price. Your 35mm slides & negatives will be scanned on the Nikon Super Coolscan LS-5000ED, while your medium & large format slides & negatives will be scanned on the Epson V700 flatbed photo scanner. Both scanners produce exceptional professional-quality results.
35mm colour or black & white slides & negatives, scanned at 4000DPI, 16
-bit colour depth. $1.25/scan, saved as uncompressed .tif file. Medium format (120/220 or older format) colour or black & white slides & negatives, scanned at 2400DPI, 16-bit colour depth. $3/scan, saved as uncompressed .tif file. Large format (4x5, 8x10) negatives, scanned at 2400DPI, 16-bit colour depth. $8/scan, saved as uncompressed .tif file. Print Scanning (3”x5”:- 8”x12”), scanned at 1200DPI, 16-bit colour depth. $2/scan (.tif). $3 for 8x10 or 8x12. Completed images will be supplied via electronic data transfer. Photoshopping of your scans available on request. Additional fees will apply.
20% discount on all orders of 500 or more (applies to 35mm slide scans only). Scanned Resolution Size:
For 35mm frames at 4000DPI, you will always be able to clean sharp prints of up to 12” x 18”. Virtually all of the detail of a 35mm slide can be captured by scanning at 4000DPI. I have also seen great prints at 24”x36” from a single 4000DPI scan. If the slide/negative is properly exposed on fine grain film taken with a nice sharp lens, there’s really no telling how big you could go! I scan all of my own personal slides & negatives at the maximum resolution of 4000DPI. For 120mm frames at 2400DPI, you will get perfect prints of up to 17”x17”. It is possible to go larger without any noticeable image deterioration. For 4x5 large format negatives at 2400DPI, you will get perfect prints of up to 36”x28”. Again, it will be very possible to go larger than this without any noticeable image deterioration. For 8x10 large format negatives at 2400DPI, you will get perfect prints of up to 60” x 75”. Dust and Scratch Removal:
Scratches, fingerprints and dust can ruin an otherwise fine film scan. Defects like scratches will show up as white or black dots and scars in a scanned image. Before the development of automatic dust and scratch removal in film scanners you had to spend countless hours removing image defects in Photoshop from even the most pristine of scans. Automatic dust and scratch removal can literally save you hours of cleanup work in an image editor, especially for 4000DPI scans and less than sparkling-clean slides. Nikon's Digital ICE4 technology effectively removes most dust and scratches from your slides with minimal impact on the rest of the image. I include this service for free with all of my scans. Please note that Digital ICE4 does not work with black and white negatives & slides. Also note that Digital ICE4 is not 100% perfect in removing dust and imperfections. But a fantastic tool, none the less. I apply the dust and scratch filter to every colour scan I make. How to Order:
To place an order, send me a message indicating quantity of slides/negatives, what format (35mm, 120 or other), desired resolution, and I will reply with a quote for the job (total fee and turnaround time). I will also (on request) do 5 free scans before the start of the job to ensure top-quality results, at no cost! (applies to 35mm film / slides only)
Shipping (domestic, USA or international) is from Canada. Buyer is responsible for all shipping charges to and from. Payment by paypal or e-transfer. Local pickup/drop-off okay. Shipping Address:
PH3 – 1915 East Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V5L 2B7
What file format will my images be once they are scanned?
• I scan all images as uncompressed tiff files so that there will be no loss of quality when/if you make any adjustments in photoshop. What's included in the "basic scan" price?
• The basic scan includes hi-res scanning of your slide/negative, and Digital ICE4 (dust/scratch filter – for colour images only). I use automatic settings for focus and exposure for all scans.
• Electronic data transfer of your completed files. My scan is very dark. What happened with the scan?
• Typically, this means that your original photo was taken in low light levels and is underexposed. Another cause of the problem could be that when the image was photographed, the sun was facing the lens, and therefore the image is silhouetted in an extreme back-light scenario. These problems should be somewhat fixable within any photo editor.
