
35mm Film Scanning Service
Professional film scanning service at affordable prices.
All film strips are scanned on a PLUSTEK OpticFilm 120 scanner at a true optical 5300dpi.
Images are then post processed by hand to balance colour and contrast, remove colour cast and touch up minor blemishes.
This is a bespoke scanning service that ensures you get the best possible results from your slides.
Service Details
- An air blower is used to remove loose dust
- Negatives are scanned at 5300dpi on a PLUSTEK OpticFilm 120 scanner
- Full Digital ICE as standard
- 2 x Sampling
- NO AUTO corrections
- Images are post processed by hand to give the best results.
- Images are cropped and rotated so are ready to view
- colour casts are removed
- contrast and colour are balanced
- touch up work is done to repair minor blemishes
- Images are saved as highest quality JPGs
Accepted Formats
All 35mm processed film can be scanned. They must be cut into strips of 6 images or less.
Delivery Options
On DVD – Your scans come as high quality ‘jpg’ files on DVD.
On USB – You can also have them returned on USB stick.
Free Download – You can also download your images as soon as they are ready at 3 different size. (Full Size, High res, Web size)
FAQ
FAQs
Q1. What is the highest resolution you can scan at?
Q2. What are the estimated file sizes of images?
File sizes very between around 12mb – 26mb depending on the image on the negative.
Post processed images are around 7100 x 4900 pixels. 34MP.
Q3. Do I need to count my film?
Q4. I have a very small number of images i want scanned, can you still scan them?
Q5. Can you put my slides into separate folders?
Q6. Can you scan my images in order?
Q7. Can you scan medium format?
Q8. Can you supply TIFF images?
Q9. Do you colour correct and remove blemishes?
Yes – All images are manually post processed to provide you with the best results.
Q10. Do you crop and rotate images?
Q11. Can you supply my slide scans on a USB stick?
Q12. Can you put my scans onto a USB stick I send you?
Q13. What is the best way to send my items to you?
Leave your film in whatever boxes / folders / envelopes they are currently stored in. Hard boxes work best for postage, however negatives also travel well in padded envelopes.
If the weight of the package is below 2kg, Royal mail recorded delivery works well.
If the weight is above 2kg it is often cheaper to courier the items – I use UPS via the INTERPARCEL website
If you are local or worried about using a postal service you are welcome to hand deliver items day, evening or weekend.
Q14. What are the prices for scanning my negatives?
Q15. Can you give me a quote?
Q16. How do I pay?
There is nothing to pay up front. On completion of the work an invoice is generated and you can pay via –
Cheque – made payable to H Spencer
Bank Transfer
PayPal Invoice
Q17. Why are your prices so low compared to your competition?
- Overheads are low. You are basically paying me for my time.
- I run 4 x Nikon 5000-ED scanners and a Kodak PS-80 and a PLUSTEK OpticFilm 120 all in parallel.
- The Kodak PS-80 is really really fast.
- I have been using Photoshop for over a decade, keyboard shortcuts, combined with predefined action groups means that manual post processing is a streamlined process.
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How do I proceed...
Select

Select the film you want scanning and use the link below to fill in your details and place an order.
Send

Package your items securely and send to the address in the footer via a recorded delivery service / courier
Scan

You will be notified when your items arrive. Your film is scanned and ready for download as soon as they are post processed.
Enjoy

Images are saved to DVD / USB and sent back along with your film.