35mm Film Slide Scanners

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In the world of digital, analog seems to be out of place. Cameras have been becoming more advanced over the years and the battle for megapixels has begun. People always think the bigger the better, so when it came to pixels, they thought that more means better quality. But that myth was quickly busted, so now people know that a good sensor will beat more pixels any day. More avid photographers are now more inclined to using DSLR cameras and shunning the weaker point and shoots. But no matter the technology, the digital sensors are still not able to catch up to the good old 35mm film.

There is a reason why movies are still shot with films. That is because films capture the true essence of the scene, unlike the digital sensors that still has to make sense of the light that it receives and is only as good as the software/firmware that drives it. Such is the reason very old movies can be bought on Blu-ray; they have been shot in 35mm films and that means they captured all the detail. This can then be scanned again to produce all that 1080p goodness. They use film slide scanners.

Not all photographers moved to digital. Some still use film, and those are the really skilled ones. They take pictures not knowing what they got, and they cannot even edit them because they cannot be placed in the computer. But they almost always have great looking shots. Also, some of us still have old negatives that we keep for no reason at all. Now we can have these digitized by using a 35mm film slide scanner and be able to send them to our friends or upload them online, even edit them.  There are so many brands and models of 35mm film slide scanners out there and most of them are affordable except for the really high end ones. If you’re planning on getting your own film scanner, it is a good idea to have a set of qualities that you are looking for and to what price range will you be willing to pay for them. For none professional grade qualities but you can say that they are already really good, try to look into these recommendations.

Your 35mm film is already HD so you need a scanner that can transcode them into HD also, you would not want to get lesser quality images. Look for scanners which are rated at least 2400 dpi; that would already be an acceptable quality. Find one with at least 24 bit depth of sRGB color gamut; this would make sure you get truer to life colors from your negatives. For the mode of transfer, most of these 35mm film slide scanners are already pluggable in a USB 2.0 port or have memory card slot where you can store the scanned images directly. Good quality scanners can be had for less than a hundred dollars with most notable camera makers having some models of scanners readily available online. Still there are so many choices out there and many reviews that could help you get the right one for your needs.