buying a dedicated film scanner - worth it?

[detriment]

i need u guys input on this. how much is the cost of developing your 120/220 6x6 film plus scanning it to digital files compared to buying a dedicated film scanner such as the epson perfection or nikon coolscan to scan your film. is it cost effective?
its a pretty general question, i know, hope to have some inputs.
and when u scan the film using a flatbed scanner, do u still have to develop the film before scanning it? or can u just scan from the slides

regards.

[enivre]

Originally Posted by detriment i need u guys input on this. how much is the cost of developing your 120/220 6x6 film plus scanning it to digital files compared to buying a dedicated film scanner such as the epson perfection or nikon coolscan to scan your film. is it cost effective? its a pretty general question, i know, hope to have some inputs. and when u scan the film using a flatbed scanner, do u still have to develop the film before scanning it? or can u just scan from the slides regards.

There are a few confusing problems with your question bro...

Firstly Epson perfection is not a dedicated film scanner, nikon coolscan is.

Is it cost effective, if you have a lot to scan, then yes. But do take note that high res scanning is a very tedious and slow process. You might want to weigh the time factor in.

Second problem with your question, yes of course you have to develop the film, if not how are you going to take it out from the cannister safely?

Scan from slides? Slides also need to be developed before u can view them. So in essence yes, you need to develop your film (slides or negs) before you can scan them.

That said, if you still shoot a fair bit of film, and the initial cost of the scanner (and the time factor) are not an issue then go ahead. If not then just let the lab do it for you.

Hope this helps bro!

[detriment]

much thanks bro for the clarification from the ambiguous question!

how much does it cost to develop film into slides usually? i was told slides is more superior than prints in terms of color and saturation, hence its better to scan in slides?