APS negative viewing???

[karma]

I am in the process of getting all my photos/negtives scanned-I am scanning them. I have hundreds of APS negatives in the canister that I am clueless on how to deal with. Does anyone know if there is a 'viewer' for these or some way to scan them yourself? Can you just pull them out of the canister to scan and then 'rewind' them for safekeeping? Really I bet I have over 200 of these canisters. Any help?

[SmartWombat]

What scanner are you using?
My old MInolta Dimage scanner has an APS adapter that unlocks the cartridge and will advance the film automagically and scan a whole film without attention.

I wouldn't recommend trying to open, unroll, rewind and seal it yourself.
The chance of a scratch seems quite high if the cannister gate isn't kept open properly.

[karma]

I have an Epson flatbed scanner with a slide/negative adapter but not an APS canister adapter....I guess that's what I need. I wonder if I could get one for this scanner...it's the 1650 model - about 4 yrs. old....probably not huh?

[Photo-John]

I have an Epson flatbed scanner with a slide/negative adapter but not an APS canister adapter....I guess that's what I need. I wonder if I could get one for this scanner...it's the 1650 model - about 4 yrs. old....probably not huh?

You'd need a dedicated film scanner with a special adapter to remove the film from the APS cassette. That's different from just a "mask" to help place your film on the flatbed scanner. How many APS rolls do you have? Maybe it would be worth paying to just have it all scanned? Or maybe it's worth investing in a dedicated film scanner? Do the math and see what makes the most sense.

Here's a link to the film scanner reviews on this site: http://www.photographyreview.com/cat...S_3126crx.aspx

[karma]

Well, I had a Pronea for about two years so I have probably around 150 rolls from that. Then my two daughters each had APS cameras for several years too. Although on a lot of rolls there may only be 3-4 actual picture frames I'd want scanned. I have been researching dedicated film scanners all afternoon. I haven't priced having them scanned professionally. Can I just have a few frames from a roll scanned or will they want to charge for scanning the whole roll?

[Photo-John]

karma-
As long as you have the index prints and can tell the lab what you want scanned it shouldn't be a problem. If you need to go through them all again and the lab has to help, it won't be worth it. If you have lots and lots of scans (100+) and the time to do the scanning, then a dedicated film scanner is the way to go. But there is a learning curve to scanning and they do take some time.