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kayte
08-24-2009, 03:56 PM
I have several negatives I need scanned. Last time I took some to Walmart they turned out in a high enough resolution for 4x6 or maybe 5x7 prints but not higher. There has to be places that scan at a higher resolution... So where should I go? Wolf Camera ?

I have several images I want to include in an large format ( 12 x 12 ) shutterfly book and print some cropped 8 x 10s. (I want to be able to edit myself). Anyone know what scan resolution I need?
CecilysMom
08-25-2009, 12:59 PM
I used ScanCafe. You ship them your negatives, they scan them in, send you back a CD or DVD along with your negatives, and they also upload them to Shutterfly for you.

http://www.scancafe.com/
brittone2
08-25-2009, 01:50 PM
I used ScanCafe. You ship them your negatives, they scan them in, send you back a CD or DVD along with your negatives, and they also upload them to Shutterfly for you.

http://www.scancafe.com/

DH just mentioned this to me...I think NPR had it covered on All Tech Considered
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112174250

The only thing is it involves shipping to India (I think that's what DH said).
infomama
08-25-2009, 10:13 PM
Here is the company I plan on using when I scan my wedding negatives (they are medium format)....the negatives stay in the US.

http://www.digmypics.com/NegativeScanning.aspx (click on the 'backstage video tour' on the sidebar)
wellyes
08-25-2009, 10:21 PM
I was just looking into this for some APS negatives I have. I've really come to believe that sending them out makes a whole lot more sense than scanning them yourself.

Here's a list of popular negative-scanning services. (http://lifetwo.com/production/node/20070201-saving-the-memories-that-cant-be-recreated-what-to-do-with-your-shoe-box-of-photos)

And here is a detailed NY Times review of ScanMyPhotos (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/technology/personaltech/14pogue.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=scanmyphotos.com&st=cse) which I found useful.
CecilysMom
08-26-2009, 12:37 AM
DH just mentioned this to me...I think NPR had it covered on All Tech Considered
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112174250

The only thing is it involves shipping to India (I think that's what DH said).

Hmm, that's strange. When I did it, I sent it to some place in California. I had sent in my wedding negatives in medium format. Everything was shipped back to me from California as well.