I wish to scan negatives into digital format – I don't want to have to take them to a store to do it however – mainly because I am shooting with a toy camera onto 35mm film and the image gets cropped when I take it to a shop. what sort of scanners are out there that would be suitable?
Get a dedicated film scanner for best results.
Short of that, some flat bed scanners come with a transparency adapter or other capability for scanning transparencies. these will be much cheaper than a dedicated film scanner, but the quality isn't as good. They might do pretty well for B/W images, though.
You can get one of the best … Nikon and Minolta make them for under $600 or try this link.
scanace.com/en/product/1800u.…
Of course, a dedicated film scanner – I've used the Nikons a lot – would be best.
But I've been very pleased with the output from my Epson 2400, which cost less than $150 a couple of year back.
