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

Cheers

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__

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

35mm negatives.

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

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.

There is one on eBay via the US ...

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

Bonkers.

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

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

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