35mm Negatives
 

Come across some old pics I want developing.
Anyone know where I can get them done in Perth.
I'm up in Joondalup.

Cheers

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I've no specifics on Perth but it may work out cheaper to buy a scanner and do them yourself if you have the spare time. Depends on how many you have I guess.

I did this for the Mother In Law and once you get rolling it's quite enjoyable to bring the old pics back to life.

(edit) Lots of choice around $100 ...http://www.myshopping.com.au/PT--91_...__fs_48240_e__

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Thanks for that.
While searching I came across www.scancafe.com.

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I have a cheap ($100) slide scanner, and whilst it is good for downloading slides the quality is not the best - which may be a function of the original picture but I think is more a function of the scanner. If you want really high quality scans then have them done professionally - and don't whinge about the cost! If I remember from having a few done some time ago, it's very expensive.

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Check out the above, cheap as, and they do it on DVD or CD, up yo you.
They are in the US thou, which should not matter.

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I was looking at a Canon Scanner (CS9000F I think) in Office Works a few weeks ago. It has a resolution of 9600x9600dpi (which is very high) and is specifically designed to scan 35mm negs. I think it was just under $300.

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Around 30c an image (plus all the postage and handling) ... doesn't sound too bad compared to the Oz-based services I was considering.

The one the MIL bought was around the $250 mark, may even be that one. Quality seems very good.

Yeh, the $100 models don't get a good write-up, all depends on what your tolerance threshold is I guess.

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Did you mean that the film needs to be developed or do you actually have the negatives?

I've scanned thousands of slides and negatives. I use an HP Scanjet 4890. I do the in bulk (16 slides at once) to about 2000x1600 pixels per frame then go back and repeat at a higher resolution if warranted or needed. They need tidying and colour restoration but it's amazing what a bit of Photoshop Elements can do. Slides that have faded almost away over 40 years or so can be brought back to life quite successfully.

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Maybe you can help me.

I scan a lot of business paperwork at 8 bit greyscale about 200 dpi and it gives pretty good results.

What sort of resolution would you recommend for scanning standard colour 35mm film negatives?

Just everyday snapshot stuff.

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35mm negatives.

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I have just learnt that Scancafe do only Canada outside the US (at present).

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AUD379 in Office Works Cairns.

About AUD163 + postage on Amazon.com but they won't ship to AU.

I wonder what those mail forwarding companies are like.

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There is one on eBay via the US ...

US$183.11 for the scanner, AU$112.97 for the shipping.

Bonkers.

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Absolutely nuts.

Even after paying that high postage it's about AUD 100 cheaper than Office Works.

Oh, plus cost of a new plug...........erm, and an electrician to fit it :rolleyes:

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http://www.estore.com.au/Canon_Cs900...mpaign=CAN5511

$298 with free delivery. OW will price match this with 5% off - so $283.