Who here is currently offering 35mm Scanning Services?

Who here is currently offering 35mm Scanning Services? I have some old 35mm slides that I would like scanned. Please drop me an email at jodygrigg at aol.com

Looking for non commercial places.

Thanks
Jody

Photocraft in Boulder, for one.

Fineprint in Fort Collins.

If you are interested in bulk scanning, then finding a bulk scanning service would probably be the best route. You'd save a ton of money, but I'm not sure how much fine tuning you get. I've seen some services mentioned that scan with Nikon 5000/9000 scanners at high res and I suppose some might use the imacon flextight platform since it has a bulk 35mm slide feeder available. I suspect the scanning is not done in the US at some of the prices I've seen. This is one I've seen mentioned, though I don't have personal experience.

http://www.scancafe.com/

If you just need a few scanned, then I suppose it depends on your needs. Do you need the highest possible res, or maximum shadow detail? If these are your needs then you'll need someone with a high end flatbed or drum scanner. If you just need a few decent scans (2400ppi at 16bit), then any of us with a flatbed can probably handle that for you.

Jody,
I have a Nikon 4000dpi SuperCoolscan. How many slides do you have? I don't have a bulk scanner and don't believe in them since slide density can vary so much its impossible to get a good scan on every slide using the same settings. I've only scanned for my own needs for stock agencies using 2x sampling at 14bit(16bit) and Digital ICE. (Digital Ice cannot be used on Kodachrome slides, so you would have to dust spot those, even with Digital Ice there may a couple of spots to treat). Each slide is optimized for its particular density and color balance needs, so adding in burn time to a CD, my guess is about 10minutes per slide. I've never done this commercially! So I guess it depends on if you have time constraints,etc.

I also have a Nikon 4000dpi SuperCoolscan that I haven't used in years since I purchased my drum scanner. If you're interested in doing the scans yourself, I'd be quite willing to part with it. Let me know if you're interested.

I have a Nikon Coolscan V, and would be happy to do some scanning for you. However, I have seen advertisements for services that could do it a lot cheaper than I could do.

Here's something from CNN Money describing some of these places. No way I would do scans this cheap.

Jody, I'll throw my hat in the ring here; I sent you an email. Let me know...