If you’re wondering what your scans might turn out like, I’ve popped up a quick page to show the quality of images/PDFs I can produce with my various specialized scanners. All are my own (legitimately vintage) documents & images.
I use two types of scanners! (with examples)
- For paper documents, I use my Fujitsu ix1500 ScanSnap (auto feed document scanner) which can save as image or PDF. (It can handle multi-page up to FIFTY pages, full-colour, & double-side.)
- For photos, slides, negatives, and things requiring high-quality (up to 6400 ppi) scans, I use my Epson Perfection v550 Photo flatbed scanner.
- Fast scanning of Photos: Print photos may be run quite quickly one at a time through the automatic feed scanner, and resulting scans are absolutely of acceptable quality for personal purposes. HOWEVER there is a very very small risk that one of the prints may acquire a scratch during the scanning movement. We will discuss this trade-off, and agree on slow vs fast method before we start.
- Small bits of paper, such as receipts and business cards, can be done on either scanner.
1) Fujitsu ix1500 ScanSnap Scanner (scan example)
EXAMPLE: A document scan of double-sided paper, one single autofeed pass-through, automagically saved as a two page PDF. (No corrections have been made to this raw scan.)
2) Epson Perfection v550 Photo flatbed scanner (scan examples — photo print, slides, negatives)
Colour Photograph example scan
Since I’m scanning a lot of old photos for folks, as a for-example I’m offering up myself in my 1985 or 1986 school photo. Original photo (a snapshot of it shown in hand, left) is tiny at 1.5 X 2 inches.
SCANS: (No corrections have been made to the raw scans.)
- Centre scan had to be downsampled somewhat due to size. (4.3 MB. Click if you dare.)
- Slightly creepy face detail (R) is scanned at maximum 6400 ppi (1.9 MB).
Colour Slide example scan
In 1991, there was a photo shoot for my friend, and I helped with the styling. Hey, it was 1991, and Grunge was really in.
Colour slide scanned at 1600 ppi. Saved as a JPG (right). Click the scan to see the full size image. (2 MB) (No corrections have been made to the raw scan.)
Colour Negative example scan
Gay Pride 1994, shot by me on the not-very good camera I had in my youth. Photos from colour negative strips, just as they came out of the scanner.
