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Magnasonic All-in-One High Resolution 24MP Film Scanner, Converts 35mm/126KPK/110/Super 8 Films, Slides, Negatives into Digital Photos, Vibrant 2.4" LCD Screen, Impressive 128MB Built-in Memory?
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It looks like some of the really low end film scanners that are a waste of money. Often the film holding system is key to get getting film flat and having a good scan.
However I’ll be curious about the software and how accurate it scans color negative film. Color correction is a pain and having software that works well with it may be worth it.
Overall wait until someone reviews it and tests for the effective DPI. All scanners lie about DPI and give a higher number than the real results.
Edit: I'm pretty sure it's a rebrand of this scanner: https://www.amazon.com/Magnasonic-Resolution-Converts-Negatives-Impressive/dp/B0185Z8HME/ref=pd_sbs_421_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0185Z8HME&pd_rd_r=RVEZ1FJPCGKS2E9CCNN2&pd_rd_w=LoJ0U&pd_rd_wg=GLYrA&psc=1&refRID=RVEZ1FJPCGKS...
There seems to be several rebrands of this scanner on Amazon already.
Most disposable cameras had the option for a free CD with the pictures on them so look in the packs to see if they're still there. Copy the pictures off them to your storage spot.
Personally, I pay the 2TB google one / google photos and split some with family (and they pay a portion each). I also spent a summer using a photo digitizer similar to this one and slowly slide in each negative and captures them all digitally this way. Personally, I keep them all in google photos and spent some time editing correct (roughly) dates and years. Birthdays - on the day/month (even if it was probably a weekend it doesn't matter); summer camps - July 1st each year; Xmas pictures were on Xmas. Some film has the time/date stamp alone the sides/back so you can always look there too.
When FB was growing in mid-late highschool, that became a dumping ground for all the 'point-and-click' random pictures of "friends at walmart" or "hanging out again." I downloaded all my data from fb years ago before I deleted it and then uploaded all them to my google photos too, editing their dates based on whatever fb album info I had at the time. I think they offer a better connector/transfer system now.
Old phones may have pictures stored and same with old family computers. Take a look around and see! Have fun!
haha well shit.
are you just being a jerk or is something like this total shit for some reason?
Sorry for the late reply, I was at work. The other scanner this guy posted looks great. The one I bought was this one off Amazon (used, came new in the box):
1) Dedicated photo negative scanner. More resolution the better. Expensive option.
2) Set with built-in camera, usually low res (about 8MP). If you are not super concerned about image quality, gives very decent results with a fast workflow, takes sd cards.
You will need to batch photos to the tray in both cases depending on tray size, for example 5 per tray, so if you have 7 negatives, you may have to clip them, some scissors work necessary.
After digitization you may need some post processing to fix colors.
Whatever you do: never throw out the negatives!
The first 4 were taken with a Canon AE-1 and the rest of them were taken with a Pentax MV1. I used 400 ISO film, which I developed at school. The scanner I use is a Magnasonic All-in-One High Resolution 22MP Film Scanner.
Disaster! Help!
We had some water damage, and unfortunately a box containing some 20 year old photos was affected. The negatives, however, seem fine.
Since the prints are sticking together, and not all were fabulous, I am thinking of getting a negative scanner, like this:
Then I could put the photos on a sd card. I would prefer to put them on a disk, but maybe that can be done via Costco. (who says they don't deal with negatives)
Thoughts?
I have a Magnasonic Film Scanner and it works like a charm. It can scan color and black and white 35mm, Super 8 stills, 110, and 126. I got it for about 80USD/65€ but unfortunately it looks like the price has gone up to about 100USD/81€
I've only ever shot on black and white 35mm, and here are some of my scans.
Nope, nope, nope. CVS and Walgreens send your film from their "Photo Lab" to a 3rd party who keeps and destroys your negatives after development, and the scans are absolutely awful. The scanners they use probably haven't been updated since they first adopted the technology ~15 years ago. You're much better off getting your processing done at National Camera or any place that will do processing only, buying one of these, and doing the negative scanning yourself. What's the point of shooting on film if the final product isn't any better in quality than photos taken with a 10 year old camera phone?
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