slide/negative scanner

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hi. i'm looking into getting a scanner so that i can put all my 35mm stuff onto my computer. i usually only get picture cd's when i get stuff developed but i guess it'll save me money to just get negatives. is it cheaper? where is the best place to go about getting stuff done process only(cheap too)? what scanner should i look out for either second hand or something i can save up for. maximum cost about 100. can i get a scanner under 100 that will be any good and get me high res scans? so many questions
 
i was thinking about doing my own black and white, but i'm not really a big black and white fan:). i've not used slide before but i would consider using it lots if the use of a scanner brings the cost down. also that 1-1.50 adds up! so eventually the slide thing would have paid for itself :)! i'll check out this nikon coolscan
 
I dont really want to move to digital. I prefer film and like using my film cameras. i'm not really a big black and white film fan either so dont really want to get into processing that. i originally thought about the scanner in relation to processing my own colour photos. but it doesn't look like doing that is cheaper or easy from home? i've been hoping for something better than cd quality really. cd quality has been fine sometimes but its never really good enough is it? 'im really just looking to reduce costs on my photo taking, without having to go digital :). developing my own colour photos from home and then scanning them would be the dream but it seems like this is expensive with colour and really complicated?
 
hi, bringing up my old thread here.. just wondering if anyone has any opinions on the epson v200. theres a couple of buy it now's on ebay for about 69.99 and two auction ones. does anybody have any experience using these and the kind of results they would get? obviously they wont be as good as a dedicated scanner (i've been watching some minoltas but they are going above my budget and apparently dont work with vista). I dont really take photos that require 'amazing quality', i like silly lo-fo cameras and dont mind grain, but at the same time i like my slr and have just bought some slide film. so i do want reasonably good results!.
 
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on ebay with 5 minutes to go on a minolta dimage dual scanner, within my budget, the internet cut out :(. these minolta dedicate scanners seem to pop up quite regularly, so i'm going to keep watching over the next few weeks to see if i can get one at a reasonble price.
 
Results like georges' and whitecrook's are fine for me. maybe flatbed is all i need. I'll keep watching some dedicated ones on ebay, but if i find the price going too high i might go for the epson v200. thanks for the help again everybody. Also if anybody else has any slides or negatives they've scanned with a flatbed I would be very appreciative if they could post them for me to look at:)
 
Buserror you seem to be saying what i want to hear regarding flatbeds. is it possible to get results like that with a flatbed under arounddd 70 pounds, if so could you recommend me something. thanks.
ps. good pictures
 
after seeing the results from the 4990, and with BusError's recomendations ive been looking around for either the 3200, 4490 or 4990. can't find anything at the moment on ebay and new ones are all around £120. lots of v200's on ebay though. Nalla, do you have any examples of the v200 that you could show? and does anyone else have any experience with the v200?
 
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