# 35mm Film negative scanning. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 2, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/35mm-film-negative-scanning/721478 "2015-06-02T21:03:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pdunderhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4bbf92/32.png) [@pdunderhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdunderhill)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/35mm-film-negative-scanning/721478/21 "2015-06-04T18:31:48Z")
Thank you all again for your help. MD2000, you’re quite right I did mean the Epson V370 and not a Canon. The reason I’m looking at very much higher resolutions is that I believe Armyn has some Medium Format, 6’‘x4.5’’ Negs and possibly some Glass negs also. My friend is also, in his own words, in need of a de-clutter. This along with the fact that he’s had some rolls processed but never printed, (v. odd!), should ease his mind and rejuvenate his memories. I definitely heading down the road of quick low res copy first, working copy, followed by a high res scan, tariff and cleaning for his selected images. Peter ---
**Author:** ![md2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@md2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md2000)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/35mm-film-negative-scanning/721478/22 "2015-06-05T14:52:35Z")
> [@pdunderhill](#): > > Thank you all again for your help. > MD2000, you’re quite right I did mean the Epson V370 and not a Canon. > > The reason I’m looking at very much higher resolutions is that I believe Armyn has some Medium Format, 6’‘x4.5’’ Negs and possibly some Glass negs also. > My friend is also, in his own words, in need of a de-clutter. This along with the fact that he’s had some rolls processed but never printed, (v. odd!), should ease his mind and rejuvenate his memories. > > I definitely heading down the road of quick low res copy first, working copy, followed by a high res scan, tariff and cleaning for his selected images. > Peter Does the V370 scan 120 or large-format transparencies? I ask because my scanner has a specific back-lighting panel for transparencies (negatives or positives) From the video on the Epson website, the V370 work the same way, 3-inch strip of backlighting hidden under the removable white background inside of the lid. You insert the slides (4 at a time) in the plastic holder, but the negative strip carrier is not shown. It’s just not clear if it has a holder for two negative strips at a time or one. That would be a pain, scanning 5 negatives each time. Assuming you can scan 4.5x6 transparencies by laying them on the glass, you would probably have to scan in 2 pieces and stitch using the supplied software. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/35mm-film-negative-scanning/721478/23 "2015-06-05T15:00:08Z")
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**Author:** ![md2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@md2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md2000)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/35mm-film-negative-scanning/721478/24 "2015-06-05T16:10:16Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Shameless plug here… I went to high school and played football with John, one of the owners of this company: > > [http://www.gophoto.com/](http://www.gophoto.com/) Yeah, I babysat a scanner for the good part of a month. The only thing that dampened my wife’s complaints over the time taken was that she got to see a number of my baby pictures. There’s a lot to be said for using commercial service if they have a bulk discount. Plus, I imagine they have fast equipment with more automated feed of 35mm film. Also consider size. Scanning large 4x6" negatives you don’t need high resolution, generally. A 20Mp picture, say 4,000x5,000 px - 4000px at 300dpi is 13 inches. 150dpi is acceptable for most pictures, giving a 26-inch wide sharp picture. I’ve blown up 2.4Mp pictures to 11x14 (from a Fuji 4900Z early digital camera) with acceptable results. To get 4000x5000 on a 4x5 negative is only 1000dpi resolution. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/35mm-film-negative-scanning/721478.md?page=1)