Slide/Negative scanning Is the MP500 cpable of scanning slides and negatives like some of the Epsons...I have hundreds of slides and B/W negatives( majored in photography) and would like that capability...any accessories available? Slide/Negative scanning Is the MP500 cpable of scanning slides and negatives like some of the Epsons...I have hundreds of slides and B/W negatives( majored in photography) and would like that... » Read More Slide/Negative scanning Is the MP500 cpable of scanning slides and negatives like some of the Epsons...I have hundreds of slides and B/W negatives( majored in photography) and would like that capability...any accessories available? « Show Less
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I have not found a way to do it or an accessory to buy. If anyone has had any success, please post it. I would very much like to scan my negatives. Thanks.
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I have this MP500 printer. It is not capable of scanning negatives. There's nothing in the manual covering negative scanning.
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I scan my slides and negs into iPhoto on a Epson PhotoRX600 since the Canon does'nt handle slides.
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The scanner does not have an automatic advance for slides or film, rather you put the content into the carriage, then insert it to the scanner and each advance is manual. Once you get your settings for scanning set, save them and reload the settings each session. You can simply advance the carriage to each image then click the 'scan' button. It's pretty quick. Your sessions can be for whatever film or negative you have. For thousands of slides, you're going to want to be patient. Scanning takes 30 seconds or so per frame, depending on the dpi you choose, but this is nowhere close to a 'thousand slides in an evening' proposition... The scanner does not have an automatic advance for slides or film, rather you put the content into the carriage, then insert it to the scanner and each advance is manual. Once you get your settings for scanning set, save them and reload the settings each session. You can simply advance the carriage to each image then click the 'scan' button. It's pretty quick. Your sessions can be for whatever film or negative you have. For thousands of slides, you're going to want to be patient. Scanning takes 30 seconds or so per frame, depending on the dpi you choose, but this is nowhere close to a... » Read More The scanner does not have an automatic advance for slides or film, rather you put the content into the carriage, then insert it to the scanner and each advance is manual. Once you get your settings for scanning set, save them and reload the settings each session. You can simply advance the carriage to each image then click the 'scan' button. It's pretty quick. Your sessions can be for whatever film or negative you have. For thousands of slides, you're going to want to be patient. Scanning takes 30 seconds or so per frame, depending on the dpi you choose, but this is nowhere close to a 'thousand slides in an evening' proposition... « Show Less
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Good Morning Frank. I have not tried to scan slides yet, still working on scanning a zillion old photos. On the photo scanning side, the Wolverine works great, very straight forward, a quick scan to a memory card, good quality. With a half page scanning window, extra large photos, like class picture/wide angle photos cannot be scanned - don't have many of those. Reading instructions, Wolverine scans one slide at a time.Hope this helps. Tom
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I've been mostly caught up by the phrase "all-in-one with slide/neg scanning", that is exactly what I was looking for the many years! Thanks for the link - but there is very expensive slide-scanner talk mostly.Thanks again!
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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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For slides you put them in one at a time. I haven't done negatives so I have no idea about them.
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Yes, this scanner has a devise in which you can place several slides and scan - I have not used it. I use this exclusively for scanning photos and the quality is excellent.
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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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Hi Jay, I have to say I'm puzzled as that is not what I experienced when I have scan negatives. You are not scanning slides are you? I have tried that. I'm sorry if I am not much of a help.
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Diana,I don't remember how it was when I was installing things, but everything works fine and the scans are excellent. On the Photostudio 5.5 screen, the File/Select Source item shows both my scanners. Clicking on Acquire recognizes the four slides in the slide holder. I also find the Auto Enhance feature useful since many of my slides are underexposed.
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Sorry, I never scanned a B & W negative. All I scanned were "normal" 35 mm slides that scanned to color .jpgs. Assuming, the same happened, a B & W negative would probably scan to a B & W .jpg.
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Hi Judy - it is a slide scanner, so you would need to mount the negative into 35mm format, and have software that could interpret the monochrome images. Better to go to a photographic company I suggest and have it done there. Also the device doesn't work with modern OS.
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Hello Bridgette,My experience with the V500 has been excellent with prints as well as slides. From a performance standpoint it would be difficult to get better results regardless of price. While it is not a high speed production device, it certainly satisfies the needs of the average home user. Hope this helps.MB
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When you scan slides or negatives on this scanner, it defaults to certain pre-set sizes that you can select via configuration. It does a good job of recognizing images of pre-set size. For odd sizes where you don't have a preset, you need to turn off the thumbnail function and manually select the images. But this is not hard, and if you're editing in say photoshop, getting the selection accurate is not that important.
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No, this is not a slide scanner. That takes a special machine with a much higher resolution and brighter light. Search for "slide scanner" on Amazon, and you'll see several choices. They are scanner made specifically for scanning slides. Good luck.
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Good Morning Karen, I'm sure that you can. There is a place and little devise that you use to scan them and slides. I believe it will work just a GOOD as the photo scanner works. I love my scanner. I have scanned approx. 500 photos in 3 different sessions and I still need to do many many more. I have negatives that I will be scanning also. Good Luck and again I LOVE MY PERSONAL PHOTO AND NEGATIVE SCANNER. YOU WILL TOO...Sincerely,Mary J. Kinchmkinch@aol.com
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Hello D.K.,I can only speak to my own experience with the V500. It has worked above and beyond my expectations. I have scanned over 100 Kodachrome slides, and they are perfect. I find that they scan very clean with just a little spot work to be done in Photoshop. I have not even used the ICE option. The images are excellent, and the resolution permitted me to print a 20 x 30 of one of my favorite shots. Based on my experience, unless you are doing high volume scanning, the V500 is more than adequate.MB