can it scan negatives and slides?
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The manufacturer description says yes. You need a special "tray" for that. The scanner comes in 2 versions (with, and without the negative tray). The version with the tray is about $500 more expensive. You can also get the scanner without the tray and buy it separately. I didn't buy the tray because i don't use it to scan negatives. So I haven't done it but it has the capability to do so (as long you get the part).
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We bought it for our museums department and they bought an adapter that went with it to make slides and negative scanning work, but I don't know if it was to make it easier or if it was required to make it work.
295006
Yes, "guruofvinyl" is correct. There is a setting in the software to scan negatives. It's quite effective.
516158
The picture scanner part of this unit is adjustable. It could scan old film strips, negatives, etc.
2274804
Yes, you are able to see what is on the slide easier than by holding it up to a light & looking at it. I also bought a Cano Scan slide scanner, scanned the slides onto my computer then put them on DVDs for family or had photos printed of them at a local print shop.
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Yes, you can see the image as soon as you slide the negative or the slide into the scanner, you don't need to hit the scan button. As a matter of fact whenever I want to record a high resolution image, I use this scanner just to preview and select the images I will scan later on using a high end scanner.
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Sorry I can't answer that question as I never used it to scan slides. Everything else scans beautifully, though.
944608
I used it for many 35mm color slides and negatives, and got OK results. If you have a Windows machine you can use the software that accompanies the scanner to get better results.I chose this one because it is also a good flatbed scanner.
442206
I also have thousands of slides that I want to digitize. The 8600 does scan slides, but only if you remove them from their mounts. My advice: Buy a dedicated slide scanner instead.
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Agree with BigBadBalrog - it works fine with mounted slides. But, it is a one at a time process. We have mostly used the scanner for 35mm negatives and that works well as long as the film piece is long enough - otherwise you need to insert the negative in a holder (included).
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Kathleen,No, this printer has no ability to scan 35mm slides. It just has a normal flatbed (document-size) scanner. While another answer suggests that it might be possible, flatbed and 35mm scanners work differently. I would never attempt to use this to scan film. You might also check Epson. They have good printers and models that do scan both documents and slides or film negatives.
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Yes. When you load a color or B&W; negative into the scanner, you see the image as a positive. During the setup, you must indicate whether you are loading negatives or slides (which are positive images). There is a bit of a learning curve to using the scanner - but nothing too terribly confusing. The instructions that come with it will walk you through.
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I am not completely sure on that question. I have not used this for negatives as of yet. But on the box it says "scan slides and negative, including medium format". I'm not sure if the 120 negatives you are referring to are considered medium format. If they are, then I suppose this answers your question. If not, sorry I could not be of more assistance.
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Yes. It's a pretty standard scanner, so it has a large bed that can accommodate large negatives. It comes with several adapters that lay on the bed and are specific to 35mm and other sizes. On larger negatives, I place them directly on the bed without adapters and get good results.
820842
Yes, it can scan 120 panoramic negatives. There is a negative holder for this use.
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I used it to scan 35 mm slides... It also can scan 35 mm negs... But don't believe it will scan larger negs... Not 100% sure though... Hope that helps
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No, Kathleen, your slides won't be damaged in any way and this scanner does a good job. I was real satisfied with the negatives I scanned also and glad I ordered the negative carriers when I ordered the slide carriers.
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no.... it isn't made for that. It only scans slides, negatives and film strip. But it works really well for that.